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You Can’t Fight Fascism While Defunding Libraries “Libraries embody everything that we need right now to fight back against fascism," says Sara Heymann.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has proposed disastrous cuts to our city's libraries while setting aside $5M for a ShotSpotter replacement. As library associate Sara Heymann told me, “Libraries embody everything we need to fight back against fascism.” My piece on what’s at stake and how to fight back:

Israel is launching its campaign for a massive increase in U.S. aid - will it succeed? Israel wants to start negotiations over a massive new aid deal that could shape the U.S.-Israeli relationship for the next 20 years. But it is far from certain, as support for Israel is at an…

READ: Israel wants a 20-year, massively increased aid commitment from the U.S. because Trump just agreed to sell F-35s to Saudi Arabia. Netanyahu's pitch: we need MORE of your $$ to defend ourselves from the weapons you're selling other people. The grift never stops. mondoweiss.net/2025/11/isra...

"All is lost" narratives are popular because people generally do not want to take action. Taking action is tiring so if all is lost, you are off the hook. Nothing is more seductive than not having to do anything.

Israel’s war and restrictions drive Palestinian economy to record collapse UN report warns attacks, restrictions have driven occupied territory's economy into its worst contraction.

“UN Conference on Trade & Development (UNCTAD) said 2 years of Israeli military operations & longstanding curbs have pushed the occupied territory into an economic downturn now ranked among the 10 worst collapses recorded globally since 1960” #GazaGenocide www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11...

Israel’s war and restrictions drive Palestinian economy to record collapse UN report warns attacks, restrictions have driven occupied territory's economy into its worst contraction.

“In Gaza, GDP plunged 83 percent in 2024 compared with the previous year, totalling an 87 percent drop over two years to $362m. GDP per capita plummeted to $161, placing it among the lowest in the world” #GazaGenocide
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Israel’s war and restrictions drive Palestinian economy to record collapse UN report warns attacks, restrictions have driven occupied territory's economy into its worst contraction.

REPORT: “2 decades of Israeli‐imposed blocks on trade, movement & access have generated near-total dependence on external aid, while Israeli attacks have damaged about 174,500 structures in Gaza, propelling the enclave into ‘utter ruin” #GazaGenocide
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Israel Continues to Violate Gaza Ceasefire as GHF Closes Aid Sites Condemned as “Death Traps” Israel has continued to violate its ceasefire agreement with Hamas, launching attacks across Gaza that killed at least four Palestinians and wounded several others on Monday. The strikes came as heavy...

“Israel has continued to violate its ceasefire agreement with Hamas, launching attacks across Gaza that killed at least four Palestinians and wounded several others on Monday” #GazaGenocide
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Israel Continues to Violate Gaza Ceasefire as GHF Closes Aid Sites Condemned as “Death Traps” Israel has continued to violate its ceasefire agreement with Hamas, launching attacks across Gaza that killed at least four Palestinians and wounded several others on Monday. The strikes came as heavy...

“Gaza Humanitarian Fdn says it has ended its operations in Gaza…group’s aid distribution points were widely condemned by human rights groups as ‘death traps,’ with the UN reporting more than 850 Palestinians were killed while attempting to access food” www.democracynow.org/2025/11/25/h...

Palestinians in Gaza: ‘This is a nightmare, not a ceasefire’ Palestinians in Gaza stuck as they try to plan for peace, even as Israel refuses to end its violence against them.

“Israel has repeatedly attacked Gaza since that ceasefire began…violating it 500 times, and killing more than 342 civilians, including 67 children” #GazaGenocide
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Palestinians in Gaza: ‘This is a nightmare, not a ceasefire’ Palestinians in Gaza stuck as they try to plan for peace, even as Israel refuses to end its violence against them.

“This is a nightmare, not a ceasefire. In a single moment after some calm, life turns as if it’s a war again…You see body parts, smoke, shattered glass, killed people, ambulances,” —Faiq Ajour, Palestinian. #GazaGenocide
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Judge's footnote on immigration agents using AI raises accuracy and privacy concerns A federal judge has called out an immigration enforcement agent for using artificial intelligence to write the narrative of a use-of-force report as just a small part of a scathing opinion that rebutt...

“A federal judge recently called out immigration agents using artificial intelligence to write use-of-force reports, raising concerns that it could lead to inaccuracies & further erode public confidence in how police have handled the immigration crackdown” apnews.com/article/ice-...

Judge's footnote on immigration agents using AI raises accuracy and privacy concerns A federal judge has called out an immigration enforcement agent for using artificial intelligence to write the narrative of a use-of-force report as just a small part of a scathing opinion that rebutt...

“U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis wrote the footnote in a 223-page opinion issued last week, noting that the practice of using ChatGPT to write use-of-force reports undermines agents’ credibility & ‘may explain the inaccuracy of these reports” #AbolishICE
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Driver arrested, accused of trying to run down LGBTQ running group in West Palm Beach A man was arrested after allegedly trying to run over members of an LGBTQ running club in Howard Park, West Palm Beach, with his SUV.

“Driver arrested, accused of trying to run down #LGBTQ running group in West Palm Beach” … multiple times!! www.wpbf.com/article/flor...

New Research Shows True Death Toll From Israeli Genocide in Gaza Could Be 126,000 or Even Higher | Common Dreams Research reveals Israel's assault on Gaza led to over 100,000 deaths, plunging life expectancy by 44-47%. Genocide claims spark calls for accountability.

“A study released…by the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research in Germany & the Center for Demographic Studies in Spain found that ‘the current violent death toll’ in Gaza ‘likely exceeds 100,000’ since…Oct 2023” #GazaGenocide
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New Research Shows True Death Toll From Israeli Genocide in Gaza Could Be 126,000 or Even Higher | Common Dreams Research reveals Israel's assault on Gaza led to over 100,000 deaths, plunging life expectancy by 44-47%. Genocide claims spark calls for accountability.

“Researchers estimate that the total death toll from the war among Palestinians in Gaza is between 99,997 and 125,915, with a median estimate of over 112,000 killed” #GazaGenocide
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New Research Shows True Death Toll From Israeli Genocide in Gaza Could Be 126,000 or Even Higher | Common Dreams Research reveals Israel's assault on Gaza led to over 100,000 deaths, plunging life expectancy by 44-47%. Genocide claims spark calls for accountability.

“According to researcher Ana Gómez-Ugarte, life expectancy in Gaza “fell by 44% in 2023 and by 47% in 2024 compared with what it would have been without the war—equivalent to losses of 34.4 and 36.4 years, respectively.” #GazaGenocide
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Trump administration plan to review Biden-era refugees sparks worry and uncertainty The Trump administration’s plan to review all refugees admitted to the United States under the Biden administration is weighing heavily on people who could be affected by the evaluation and fueling un...

“The Trump admin’s plan to review all refugees admitted to the United States under the Biden admin is weighing heavily on people who could be affected by the evaluation, fueling uncertainty and worry among people who believed their status was secured” apnews.com/article/trum...

Israel’s war forces Gaza children into work as breadwinners Children as young as eight have been pushed to work for their families’ survival, losing their education and childhood.

“With at least 39,000 children having lost one or both parents in the war, & the enclave’s economy devastated by the conflict, children as young as 8 have been pushed into work for their families’ survival” #GazaGenocide
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Trump commutes prison sentence for former private equity executive David Gentile President Donald Trump has commuted the prison sentence of a former investment manager convicted of defrauding investors.

“President Donald Trump has commuted the prison sentence of former investment manager David Gentile…sentenced to 7 years in prison after an August 2024 conviction for…a scheme to defraud more than 10,000 investors” apnews.com/article/trum...

Zillow deletes climate risk data from listings after complaints it harms sales Site deletes feature after real estate agents and some homeowners say scores appear arbitrary and hurt sales

“Zillow, the US’s largest real estate listing site, has removed a feature that allowed people to view a property’s exposure to the #climatecrisis , following complaints from the industry and some homeowners that it was hurting sales” www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Israeli Forces Kill 2 Palestinian Teens During Raids Across Occupied West Bank Israeli forces killed two Palestinian teenagers in separate incidents Monday as they carried out raids across the occupied West Bank. In Hebron, soldiers fatally shot 17-year-old Muhannad Tariq Muhamm...

“18yo Muhammad Raslan Mahmoud Asmar was shot during a raid on his village northwest of Ramallah. Witnesses say the teen was left to bleed out as Israeli forces barred Red Crescent medics from approaching” #GazaGenocide
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Israeli Forces Kill 2 Palestinian Teens During Raids Across Occupied West Bank Israeli forces killed two Palestinian teenagers in separate incidents Monday as they carried out raids across the occupied West Bank. In Hebron, soldiers fatally shot 17-year-old Muhannad Tariq Muhamm...

“Israeli forces killed two Palestinian teenagers…In Hebron, soldiers fatally shot 17yo Muhannad Tariq Muhammad al-Zughair…18yo Muhammad Raslan Mahmoud Asmar was shot during a raid on his village northwest of Ramallah” #GazaGenocide www.democracynow.org/2025/12/2/he...

Israeli Forces Kill Palestinian in Gaza Refugee Camp in Latest Ceasefire Violation Meanwhile, in Gaza, Israeli forces killed at least one person in the Bureij refugee camp in the latest violation of the ceasefire deal that took effect on October 10. In another violation of the truce...

“A coalition of 12 Israeli human rights groups concluded in a new report that 2025 has already become the deadliest and most destructive year for Palestinians since 1967” #GazaGenocide
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Is the U.S.-Backed Ceasefire Just Cover for Ethnic Cleansing in Gaza & West Bank? Israel has announced it will reopen the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt in the next few days as part of the U.S.-brokered ceasefire. However, the border will only open in one direction: f...

“Since the 7th of Oct, 2023, & up until the 27th of Nov of this year, Israeli forces & settlers killed 1,030 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, incl East Jerusalem. Among these victims were 223 children” —Jeremy Laurence, U.N. #FreePalestine
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‘Political Stunt Wrapped in Badges’: New Orleans Readies Resistance as Trump Operation Begins | Common Dreams “Our city is not a stage for political theater," said the Democratic congressman representing New Orleans. "Our people are not props."

“Academic studies and analyses by both left- and right-wing groups and have repeatedly affirmed that undocumented immigrants commit crime at a dramatically lower rate than native-born US citizens” #racism
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‘Political Stunt Wrapped in Badges’: New Orleans Readies Resistance as Trump Operation Begins | Common Dreams “Our city is not a stage for political theater," said the Democratic congressman representing New Orleans. "Our people are not props."

“Cato Institute last week published data showing that nearly 3/4 of the 44,882 people booked into Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody since October had no criminal conviction & just 5% had been convicted of violent crimes” #AbolishICE
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‘Political Stunt Wrapped in Badges’: New Orleans Readies Resistance as Trump Operation Begins | Common Dreams “Our city is not a stage for political theater," said the Democratic congressman representing New Orleans. "Our people are not props."

“Detention data published last month by the Dept of Justice revealed that just 16 out of 614 people arrested in the Chicago area during DHS’s Operation Midway Blitz had criminal histories that present a “high public safety risk” #AbolishICE
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Israel bombs Lebanon, kills 6 Palestinians in Gaza in 24 hours Leader of Israeli-backed Palestinian armed group, Yasser Abu Shabab, killed after 'incident' in southern Gaza.

“At least six Palestinians have been killed and 16 others wounded in the latest Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours” #GazaGenocide
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Israel bombs Lebanon, kills 6 Palestinians in Gaza in 24 hours Leader of Israeli-backed Palestinian armed group, Yasser Abu Shabab, killed after 'incident' in southern Gaza.

“Israeli forces have shot & severely injured a 12-year-old boy during an incursion in the city of Qalqilya in the occupied West Bank…

The boy, who was shot in the head, has been hospitalised for treatment” #FreePalestine
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'A Human Rights Disaster': Report Details Torture and Chaos at 'Alligator Alcatraz' | Common Dreams Florida's immigration detention centers are a nightmare of torture and neglect, with inhumane conditions amounting to deliberate cruelty. How can we allow this to continue? It's time to demand account...

“Some of the treatment amounts to torture…Alligator Alcatraz’s use of ‘the box’—a 2x2 foot ‘cage-like structure people r put in as punishment—which inmates have been placed in 4 hours at a time with their hands & feet attached to restraints on the ground” www.commondreams.org/news/alligat...