Biden signs law securing billions in US aid for Ukraine, Israel
Despite outcry over abuses in Gaza war, US president stresses that his commitment to Israel’s security is ‘ironclad’., Despite outcry over abuses in Gaza war, US president stresses that his commitment to Israel’s security is ‘ironclad’. Washington, DC – US President Joe Biden has signed into law a $94bn foreignContinue Reading
Right Wing Bonus Tracks: The Easiest Job In The World
Rep. Tracey Mann is the latest member of Congress to appear on Christian nationalist worship leader Sean Feucht’s podcast. Speaking of Feucht, TPUSA’s Alex Clark attacked him for criticizing the lyrics on Taylor Swift’s new album, accusing Feucht of being involved in “sketchy stuff” and blasphemy. This was pretty remarkableContinue Reading
Right Wing Leftovers: Ripe Unto Harvest
Mark Meckler says that Republicans must be prepared to use lawfare against the Democrats: “We should go after our political opponents hard with the DOJ.” Just a reminder that Lauren Witzke is racist. Christian nationalist Tony Perkins tells Christians that they should not be sending their own children to publicContinue Reading
Months Ago State Dept. Panel Exposed Israeli Units’ Rights Abuses, But U.S. Arms Keep Flowing
Months ago, a State Department panel urged the Biden administration to disqualify multiple Israeli military and police units from receiving U.S. aid over serious human rights abuses, including rape and torture. According to ProPublica, Secretary of State Blinken received the recommendation in December but has still not taken any action.Continue Reading
The increasing sophistication of synthetic identity fraud
Synthetic identity fraud is most commonly associated with fraud in banking or against credit unions but is often mistakenly overlooked in digital commerce. With fraudsters becoming cleverer about how they use synthetic identities, it’s a tactic that fraud fighters need to watch out for and guard against. Synthetic identity fraudContinue Reading
‘Challengers’ Cast Talk Fluid Characters And Warn Viewers – “Try Not to Judge”
“They’re all in.” During the energetic press tour for the new steamy tennis drama Challengers, Josh O’Connor shared exciting details about the character fluidity and his surprising journey to landing the role of Patrick. Directed by Luca Guadagnino (Call Me By Your Name), the film features Zendaya in her debutContinue Reading
How Development Banks Underwrote Fast Food’s Global Takeover
With its unparalleled purchasing power and exacting demands, fast food has long shaped agricultural systems in the United States, Europe, and China. But as major American fast food brands, like KFC, expand into so-called “frontier markets,” taxpayer-funded development banks have made their global expansion possible by underwriting the factory farmsContinue Reading
‘Uncropped’: James Hamilton’s Life in Photos
“Uncropped” opens in Los Angeles at the Laemmle Royal, and in New York at Manhattan’s IFC Center and the Sag Harbor Cinema , on April 26. James Hamilton is a photographic auteur with a singular creative vision. In a career spanning more than half a century, he has covered warContinue Reading
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Columbia faculty ‘furious’ over student arrests at Gaza protests
Columbia University faculty say they are ‘furious’ at the arrest of students at pro-Palestine protests on campus, NewsFeed Faculty at Columbia University tell Al Jazeera they are ‘furious’ students are being arrested for participating in peaceful pro-Palestine protests on campus. The president of Columbia University Minouche Shafik is facing censureContinue Reading
Spain’s prime minister halts public duties after wife accused of corruption
Pedro Sanchez says he will make an announcement on his political future next week., Sanchez says he will make an announcement on his political future next week. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has said he will halt his public duties after a judicial investigation was launched into corruption allegations againstContinue Reading
Clapper Video Player for Linux Gets First Update in 2 Years
A new version of Clapper , a GTK4-based video player for Linux desktop has been released — the first major update in nearly 2 years. I first wrote about Clapper back in 2021 having been seduced over by its slick user interface (a superficial reason to like a media player,Continue Reading
Federal government ‘believes’ virus found in grocery store milk is safe for consumption
After identifying remnants of bird flu virus in grocery store milk, federal officials insist the nation’s milk supply is safe., Read MoreContinue Reading