“Killing People Around the Clock”: Dr. Mustafa Barghouti & Muhammad Shehada on 6 Months of War on Gaza
Israel’s war on Gaza hit the six-month mark on Sunday, a grim milestone. Over 33,100 Palestinians have been killed, including 14,000 children. Nearly 76,000 have been injured, and tens of thousands are missing. About 1.7 million people have been displaced, and the United Nations is warning that famine is imminent.Continue Reading
Right Wing Bonus Tracks: A Demonic Hedge Of Protection
Todd Coconato and Mario Murillo declare that there is a “demonic hedge” around President Joe Biden and that former President Barack Obama had a “demonic anointing.” Elsewhere, Murillo says that Obama, George Soros, and Bill Gates hate Christianity and Israel and “are working to rid the world of the lawsContinue Reading
MAGA Cultist Pastor Mark Burns Makes A Third Run For Congress
Right-wing pastor, conspiracy theorist, and unabashed The Traitor cultist Mark Burns is running for Congress once again. Burns, who unsuccessfully ran for Congress in South Carolina in 2018 and 2022, has now switched districts for his latest run, perhaps hoping that voters in his new district will not be familiarContinue Reading
EndeavourOS ARM discontinued: A huge loss for the Linux community
I’m sorry to share some very sad news today. According to a new official blog post, EndeavourOS ARM has been discontinued. This loss is not just tragic because of its negative impact on the ARM Linux community but also for what it represents in the broader open-source ecosystem. EndeavourOS, aContinue Reading
Tegan And Sara Silently Roast JoJo Siwa For ‘Gay Pop’ Comment
Musical duo Tegan and Sara wordlessly called out JoJo Siwa for saying she wants to create a new genre of music called “gay pop.” In a TikTok posted Sunday, Tegan and Sara, twin sisters who are both gay, offered a silent reaction shot to the camera following a clip ofContinue Reading
‘9-1-1’ Star Fires Back at Anti-LGBTQ+ Trolls Following Same-Sex Kiss Scene
In the thrilling world of TV drama, 9-1-1 has taken a giant leap forward and introduced a queer storyline for one of its existing characters. That’s right 9-1-1 fans! Buck has confirmed his bisexuality with a steamy kiss. Meanwhile, Oliver Stark, who plays the fearless firefighter Evan ‘Buck’ Buckley, hasContinue Reading
The Truth Behind Pfizer’s Paxlovid™ Medication
Editor’s note: The following story is co-published with Matt Bivens’ Substack newsletter, The 100 Days. Here are some things we know about Pfizer’s brand-name antiviral elixir Paxlovid: It makes everything taste terrible. “Paxlovid mouth” is discussed from Reddit feeds to scholarly journals. (“Dysgeusia” is the fancy medical term for this persistent foulContinue Reading
Billions Allocated to ‘Green Banks’ to Help Decarbonize Disadvantaged Communities
The idea of a national “green bank,” which would lend public money to help cash-strapped businesses and individuals invest in things like solar panels and energy-efficiency upgrades, has been kicked around since at least the first Obama administration. But it wasn’t until President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction ActContinue Reading
The Peril of Forgetting Guantánamo
Last weekend my father, Larry Greenberg, passed away at the age of 93. Several days later, I received an email from the French film director Phillippe Diaz who sent me a link to his soon-to-be-released I am Gitmo , a feature movie about the now-infamous Guantánamo Bay detention facility. As I wasContinue Reading
Is Myanmar’s military losing ground?
Rebel groups have made several gains against military rulers in recent weeks., Inside Story Rebel groups have made several gains against military rulers in recent weeks. Myanmar’s military government has suffered significant defeats at the hands of anti-coup opposition groups in recent weeks. Karen fighters and other rebel movements haveContinue Reading
In Michigan, a Ramadan like no other as Muslims grapple with Gaza’s siege
Across the US, the Islamic holiday is less joyous, more sombre as Muslims seek answers to the suffering in Gaza., Dearborn Heights, Michigan, the US – For most of her life, Yasmeen Hamed has been an observant Muslim. But by her own admission, she did not often wear the hijabContinue Reading
L.A. Times Executive Editor Terry Tang solidifies leadership position
Since being tapped as interim executive editor, Tang moved rapidly to reorganize the newsroom, form her own leadership team and put a heavier emphasis on traditional news gathering., Read MoreContinue Reading
PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Are Pervasive in Water Worldwide, Study Finds
A global survey found harmful levels even in water samples taken far any obvious source of contamination.Continue Reading