Omer Shem-Tov has been missing for nearly two weeks – the same amount of time the light in his bedroom in central Israel has remained on, day and night. The aspiring DJ was attending the Supernova rave in the Negev Desert close to Gaza when Hamas gunmen ambushed the party …
Read More »MTG Tries to Spin Israel-Gaza Peace Protest at Capitol as 'Insurrection'
Protesters calling for U.S. support of a ceasefire in the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, and an end to the “ongoing atrocities against Palestinians,” occupied a building in the U.S. Capitol complex on Wednesday, with thousands gathering outside of the Capitol. Following a brutal attack by Hamas militants against …
Read More »Cornel West Gets Max Money From GOP Megadonor Harlan Crow
Republican megadonor Harlan Crow gave a maxed-out individual campaign contribution to progressive independent candidate Cornel West. Crow, who in recent months has been under scrutiny over his longtime financial relationship with Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, has also donated to Republican candidates, including Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis. According to …
Read More »Hundreds Feared Dead After Gaza Hospital Blast
Hundreds of Palestinians sheltering and being treated in the Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital in Gaza were killed in a blast on October 17, with Palestinian health authorities blaming for the attack. Israeli authorities, meanwhile, suggested the blast may have been the result of a failed rocket launch by Hamas militants, claiming …
Read More »Israel Runs Graphic Social Media Ads to Rally Support for Gaza Siege
Winged unicorns dance to a slow lullaby across a pink field of rainbows, cotton candy clouds, and smiling pastel stars. Black text interrupts the scene. “40 INFANTS WERE MURDERED IN ISRAEL BY THE HAMAS TERRORISTS (ISIS). JUST AS YOU WOULD DO EVERYTHING FOR YOUR CHILD. WE WILL DO EVERYTHING TO …
Read More »Misinformation Runs Rampant in Aftermath of Gaza Hospital Attack
In the aftermath of a blast at the Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital in Gaza, which killed hundreds of Palestinian patients and refugees in the medical complex, rampant misinformation has once again clogged online information avenues. As has been observed since the outbreak of the conflict last week, instances of misinformation have …
Read More »Oprah Winfrey Denies Pitching 2020 Presidential Ticket With Mitt Romney
Oprah Winfreyhas disputed the claim made by Sen.Mitt Romneyin an upcoming biography that she floated the idea of a joint presidential ticket in order “to save the country” from a Trump reelection. A spokesperson for Winfrey said that she was never considering a run for the White House in 2020. …
Read More »He Parties With Neo-Confederates, Trashes MLK, and Leads the 'Constitutional Sheriffs'
Sam Bushman wears many hats. All of them scream extremist. Bushman is the new CEO of the Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association — a far-right group, with far-reaching influence, that preaches that the nation’s sheriffs have authority to judge the constitutionality of laws, and to block enforcement of any …
Read More »New Power Player in Abortion Politics: Yelp
According to the one-star Yelp review, Jennifer was five weeks pregnant when she called White Rose Women’s Center in Dallas to schedule an abortion. Her first choice, Planned Parenthood, was booked out several weeks in advance, and she didn’t have much time. Texas had recently passed a law outlawing abortion …
Read More »Trump Wastes No Time Attacking Judge Who Slapped Him With Gag Order
Former president Donald Trump lashed out against U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan hours after being issued a gag order in the federal 2020 election interference trial. During a campaign event in Adel, Iowa, on Monday,the former president aired his grievances to the crowd of his supporters, claiming that it was …
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