Democrat Candidates Election 2020 Archives

Gaza Humanitarian Foundation Calls It Quits After Thousands Die Seeking Its Aid

As the U.S. and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation announced its closure of operations in the territory on Monday, the organization tabulated its “success” by stating it delivered 3 million boxes of food “directly to civilians living in Gaza,” which, by the organization’s count, equals 187 million meals. Another way of measuring GHF’s achievements is by…

How Corporate Partnerships Powered University Surveillance of Palestine Protests

A cluster of tents had sprung up on the University of Houston’s central lawn. Draped in keffiyehs and surrounded by a barricade of plywood pallets, students stood on a blue tarp spread over the grass. Tensions with administrators were already high before students pitched their tents, with incidents like pro-Palestine chalk messages putting university leaders…

How U.S. Universities Used Counterterror Fusion Centers to Surveil Student Protests for Palestine

From a statewide counterterrorism surveillance and intelligence-sharing hub in Ohio, a warning went out to administrators at the Ohio State University: “Currently, we are aware of a demonstration that is planned to take place at Ohio State University this evening (4/25/2024) at 1700 hours. Please see the attached flyers. It is possible that similar events…

Gazans Reflect on Surviving to See a Ceasefire: “Sometimes We Envy the Martyrs”

Nooh Al-shaghnobi sits on the rubble of his home in Gaza. Photo: Nooh Al-shaghnobi For Gaza’s 2 million survivors, the word “ceasefire” no longer sounds like peace; it sounds like a trick of language, another fragile pause between massacres. After two years of genocide that erased entire families, neighborhoods, and futures, many in Gaza met this…

Real Estate Giant Redfin Exposed Users’ Personal Info on Listing Contact Forms

Because of a website security snafu, the online real estate platform Redfin made random users’ names, email addresses, and phone numbers available to others who log onto listings. The vulnerability lasted less than a week, the company said. The personal identification information became visible to other users who were viewing real estate listings. The information…

Trump fires John Bolton

“I thank John very much for his service. I will be naming a new National Security Advisor next week,” Trump wrote. The tweet came just one hour after the White House press office said Bolton was scheduled to appear at a Tuesday press briefing alongside Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin.…

Trump criticized for 'flaming' dancer tweet

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6th person died from vaping-related disease

The death marks the first in the state, but raises even more concern about the safety and regulation of e-cigarettes. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Food and Drug Administration and state health departments have been investigating this outbreak. Health officials say they haven’t found a definitive cause or a clear connection…

Netanyahu says Israel will annex parts of West Bank

Netanyahu told reporters at a press conference that, if re-elected and able to form a coalition, he would apply Israeli sovereignty over the Jordan Valley and the northern Dead Sea. He said he expected US President Donald Trump to present his Middle East peace plan just days after Israelis vote next Tuesday, September 17, and…

Senators press Saudi Crown Prince on Jamal Khashoggi murder

While King declined to divulge specifics from the private conversation during an interview with CNN, he said that he and Young were “very, very direct” in their conversation with the Crown Prince, known as MBS, and made it clear that the issue of Khashoggi’s murder remains a “big obstacle” in the US-Saudi relationship. The senators…