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Kushner's claim to 'volunteer' does not erase the bias such investments bring, nor his nine-year history of funding illegal settlements. The idea of his pressuring Bibi is laughable. Enough of the amateurs. www.forbes.com/sites/sarado...
Jared Kushner Denies His Israeli Diplomacy Might Benefit His Tel Aviv Business Interests
Kushner’s private equity firm is the largest stakeholder in an Israeli financial institution that invests in Israeli defense companies.
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October 2, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Kushner's claim to 'volunteer' does not erase the bias such investments bring, nor his nine-year history of funding illegal settlements. The idea of his pressuring Bibi is laughable. Enough of the amateurs. www.forbes.com/sites/sarado...
In a French uni, when given a language acquisition course with 45 students, I was told, 'Don't worry, half will fail.' That didn't happen. But the system undermines learning. When access to elite unis means 3 years of prépa, meritocracy is a fiction. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...
Fires, fury and hundreds of arrests as France gripped by student protests
Government struggling to deal with worst crisis in months after being taken by surprise by massive demonstrations
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October 2, 2026 at 8:33 PM
In a French uni, when given a language acquisition course with 45 students, I was told, 'Don't worry, half will fail.' That didn't happen. But the system undermines learning. When access to elite unis means 3 years of prépa, meritocracy is a fiction. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...
Hideous and unsettling. The pilot and bystanders showed courage, but Israelis should not have to fear terror hijackings. Peacemaking is imperative both to save lives in Gaza, the West Bank and Israel and to deny terrorists their narrative. Power to the peacemakers. www.npr.org/2026/09/30/n...
A midair stabbing on a flight to Israel is being investigated as a possible terrorist attack
flydubai airline said the motives behind the incident were unknown and remain subject to a formal investigation. Israel's Prime Minister Netanyahu described it as "a serious security incident."
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October 1, 2026 at 11:33 AM
Hideous and unsettling. The pilot and bystanders showed courage, but Israelis should not have to fear terror hijackings. Peacemaking is imperative both to save lives in Gaza, the West Bank and Israel and to deny terrorists their narrative. Power to the peacemakers. www.npr.org/2026/09/30/n...
If people had believed women sooner, this predator would not have been able to exploit children. www.npr.org/2026/09/09/n...
Conductor Julian Wachner receives suspended sentence for possession of child sex abuse material
The formerly prominent, widely recorded conductor was sentenced Wednesday to nearly six years of probation for five counts of possession of child sex abuse material in Indianapolis.
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September 10, 2026 at 9:41 PM
If people had believed women sooner, this predator would not have been able to exploit children. www.npr.org/2026/09/09/n...
I will have to read her. www.msn.com/en-gb/entert...
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September 9, 2026 at 4:47 PM
I will have to read her. www.msn.com/en-gb/entert...
The story is really about the woman Ryan Bridge assaulted. She knows what they are about and holds her ground. No hatred of immigrants without contempt for women and girls. Happy to see mostly ageing dudes in this crowd.
September 7, 2026 at 8:11 AM
The story is really about the woman Ryan Bridge assaulted. She knows what they are about and holds her ground. No hatred of immigrants without contempt for women and girls. Happy to see mostly ageing dudes in this crowd.
Italy's conservative government blocked classes to help boys develop emotional resiliency & prevent violence against girls and women. Parents could 'opt' their sons out. Educating is not blaming. It's anti-grooming. Girls can't 'opt out' of being at risk. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
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September 5, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Italy's conservative government blocked classes to help boys develop emotional resiliency & prevent violence against girls and women. Parents could 'opt' their sons out. Educating is not blaming. It's anti-grooming. Girls can't 'opt out' of being at risk. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
Trump, who took five years to pay his Polish workers, wants Rwanda to go 97% cold-turkey on American aid for disease prevention in four. Such aid helped keep Rwandan infants with HIV under 2%. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Secretive deals may cut billions from U.S. global health spending, analysis shows
The planned reductions — targeting programs that combat the spread of deadly diseases — coincide with an administration push to make developing nations spend more.
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August 31, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Trump, who took five years to pay his Polish workers, wants Rwanda to go 97% cold-turkey on American aid for disease prevention in four. Such aid helped keep Rwandan infants with HIV under 2%. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Israeli illegal settlers are using children in invasions of Palestinian properties. A UK student volunteer who blocked a child's access to a fence was accused of indecency by armed settlers. While protecting children is paramount, using them for war is indecent. www.msn.com/en-gb/news/o...
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August 31, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Israeli illegal settlers are using children in invasions of Palestinian properties. A UK student volunteer who blocked a child's access to a fence was accused of indecency by armed settlers. While protecting children is paramount, using them for war is indecent. www.msn.com/en-gb/news/o...
In 2026, Ebola deaths in the DRC rival those of non-state terror across the globe. Colonization ceded to a US/USSR proxy war, the dictator Mobuto, and militias armed by Chinese, Russian, and US actors. But let's judge the average IQ as hereditary. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
‘Behind every case, a person’: the man leading DRC’s Ebola fight on the human cost hidden behind the numbers
Prof Pierre Akilimali, who heads DR Congo’s response to an outbreak that has so far killed more than 2,700 people, says tackling the disease requires trust and respect
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August 31, 2026 at 8:28 AM
In 2026, Ebola deaths in the DRC rival those of non-state terror across the globe. Colonization ceded to a US/USSR proxy war, the dictator Mobuto, and militias armed by Chinese, Russian, and US actors. But let's judge the average IQ as hereditary. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Positive, life-saving changes in Rwanda. Mobility. Income. Food. Family. Access to Health Care. Lives. While the Trump administration invested $75 billion in ICE surveillance , detention, violence and death, bridges that cost $100,000 went on the chopping block. www.npr.org/2026/08/29/n...
The bridges of Rwanda open up new worlds
A charity built 96 bridges to connect communities separated by rivers and gorges. A new study looks at the life-changing impact of a concrete-and-steel pedestrian crossing.
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August 29, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Positive, life-saving changes in Rwanda. Mobility. Income. Food. Family. Access to Health Care. Lives. While the Trump administration invested $75 billion in ICE surveillance , detention, violence and death, bridges that cost $100,000 went on the chopping block. www.npr.org/2026/08/29/n...
The John Aldens of America needn't worry about their mail in Ballots. But if your name is Juan Rodriquez they will be sure to conflate you with someone else and strike you off. www.msn.com/en-us/news/o...
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August 28, 2026 at 4:57 PM
The John Aldens of America needn't worry about their mail in Ballots. But if your name is Juan Rodriquez they will be sure to conflate you with someone else and strike you off. www.msn.com/en-us/news/o...
If your church hosts a meeting to protest ICE violence, they may just take off their masks and show up. Wearing a wire. To eavesdrop and compile dossiers on who's in the parking lot. Jesus wept. www.npr.org/2026/08/25/n...
Churches, libraries and breweries: Inside DHS' covert surveillance operation
DHS allegedly went undercover at community meetings, subpoenaed the financial records of labor unions, and created dossiers on people at a church gathering, according to court filings.
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August 26, 2026 at 6:12 PM
If your church hosts a meeting to protest ICE violence, they may just take off their masks and show up. Wearing a wire. To eavesdrop and compile dossiers on who's in the parking lot. Jesus wept. www.npr.org/2026/08/25/n...
Such a sh*tshow. www.npr.org/2026/08/25/n...
DHS acknowledges the noncitizen numbers it touted on voter rolls were inflated
The Trump administration claimed to have found 250,000 noncitizens on the voter rolls in four states. But the agency's communications with states since then indicate that data was preliminary.
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August 26, 2026 at 11:43 AM
Such a sh*tshow. www.npr.org/2026/08/25/n...
At LAGCC/CUNY, after a beloved writing tutor passed away, students came to the Writing Center for a year asking for her help. Relationship is central to learning. This move on Harvard's part is an error, and one no AI chatbot will correct. www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...
Why the Closing of Harvard’s Writing Center Matters
Students, faculty members, and alumni are asking how seriously the school is taking human learning in the age of AI.
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August 24, 2026 at 4:34 PM
At LAGCC/CUNY, after a beloved writing tutor passed away, students came to the Writing Center for a year asking for her help. Relationship is central to learning. This move on Harvard's part is an error, and one no AI chatbot will correct. www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...
AfD extremists couldn't stand that one day out of 365 one German public pool would be devoted to Black youth. They would rather fantasize about white 'apartheid' that admit that a sport that keeps children fit and safe has failed to welcome Black children. www.msn.com/en-gb/news/o...
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August 24, 2026 at 4:23 PM
AfD extremists couldn't stand that one day out of 365 one German public pool would be devoted to Black youth. They would rather fantasize about white 'apartheid' that admit that a sport that keeps children fit and safe has failed to welcome Black children. www.msn.com/en-gb/news/o...
Recognition. www.pbs.org/newshour/nat...
Federal officials announce water cuts as Colorado River supplies continue to plunge
Under the Bureau of Reclamation's plan, California, Nevada and Arizona will collectively reduce water use by 1.25 million acre-feet annually for the next two years, with the possibility of larger cuts...
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August 22, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Recognition. www.pbs.org/newshour/nat...
I'm not sure 'penetrated' would be my opener, for the obvious reason, but also because I suspect the beliefs of the conservative players mentioned--Peter Thiel and Prof. James Orr---are not exactly the stone that the builder rejected. bylinetimes.com/2026/08/18/t...
The Peter Thiel-Linked Race Science Network that Penetrated Cambridge University and Targeted Jason Arday
The media's coverage of the academic's life was fuelled by the campaign of an established far-right network
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August 20, 2026 at 7:47 PM
I'm not sure 'penetrated' would be my opener, for the obvious reason, but also because I suspect the beliefs of the conservative players mentioned--Peter Thiel and Prof. James Orr---are not exactly the stone that the builder rejected. bylinetimes.com/2026/08/18/t...
After traumatically injuring a detainee to the point of a brain bleed, ICE refused to take off his leg monitor so that he could have a brain scan. Come the midterms, we need to deal with this trainwreck. www.msn.com/en-gb/public...
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August 19, 2026 at 7:31 PM
After traumatically injuring a detainee to the point of a brain bleed, ICE refused to take off his leg monitor so that he could have a brain scan. Come the midterms, we need to deal with this trainwreck. www.msn.com/en-gb/public...
Spike Lee's Katrina film drew from this Blues song by Memphis Minnie and Kansas Joe McCoy. Her voice carries weight of the 1927 flood that killed or dispossessed thousands of African Americans, exploited their labour and started the Great Migration north. www.bing.com/videos/river...
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August 19, 2026 at 10:33 AM
Spike Lee's Katrina film drew from this Blues song by Memphis Minnie and Kansas Joe McCoy. Her voice carries weight of the 1927 flood that killed or dispossessed thousands of African Americans, exploited their labour and started the Great Migration north. www.bing.com/videos/river...
Social Security risks tanking in a decade or two, and $20 million is going for cyborg gloves to bring people to their knees in pain. Brought to you by our feckless Congress. Military addiction is a disease. Your vote is the cure. www.latimes.com/california/s...
Commentary: Shock gloves on immigrants? Trump gifts his deportation goons a cowardly new tool
The official notice describes the equipment as “a Conductive Distraction and De-escalation Device,” but let’s call it what it is: Pain gloves.
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August 15, 2026 at 11:42 AM
Social Security risks tanking in a decade or two, and $20 million is going for cyborg gloves to bring people to their knees in pain. Brought to you by our feckless Congress. Military addiction is a disease. Your vote is the cure. www.latimes.com/california/s...
Thinking Black people are genetically predisposed to having low IQs has passed as 'original'. And an academic with this belief went on to denounce a man who is now dead. Hounded in truth. For not being original. Following this critic, anti 'woke' screeds bloomed like algae on a pond. Be kind.
August 15, 2026 at 11:14 AM
Thinking Black people are genetically predisposed to having low IQs has passed as 'original'. And an academic with this belief went on to denounce a man who is now dead. Hounded in truth. For not being original. Following this critic, anti 'woke' screeds bloomed like algae on a pond. Be kind.
Water rationed due to drought and ongoing infrastructure problems in Puerto Rico. www.npr.org/2026/08/11/n...
One Puerto Rico condo building, 10 families, no water
A drought is exposing weaknesses in the government's ability to deliver water. It's begun rationing. In one building in the capital, 10 families have rearranged their lives around their faucets.
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August 14, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Water rationed due to drought and ongoing infrastructure problems in Puerto Rico. www.npr.org/2026/08/11/n...
Students and faculty should be (peer) educated on what non violent protest means (not harassment and not assaults), and 'debates' should not be performative extremism. But grifting and weeding the 'elites' for Christian Supremacist donors is not the answer. www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
Judge Tosses Out Trump Administration’s Antisemitism Lawsuit Against Harvard
A federal judge dismissed the government’s antisemitism lawsuit against Harvard, ruling that the incidents cited were “too isolated and episodic” to be a violation.
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August 14, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Students and faculty should be (peer) educated on what non violent protest means (not harassment and not assaults), and 'debates' should not be performative extremism. But grifting and weeding the 'elites' for Christian Supremacist donors is not the answer. www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
A settler/IDF seige and water and electricity lines cut for families in Qusra as well. Israeli voters need to stop enabling the supremacists and their groomers. Or the future of the country will be this 21 year old. www.msn.com/en-gb/news/o...
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August 14, 2026 at 11:41 AM
A settler/IDF seige and water and electricity lines cut for families in Qusra as well. Israeli voters need to stop enabling the supremacists and their groomers. Or the future of the country will be this 21 year old. www.msn.com/en-gb/news/o...