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Very, very brief sample of things Trump/Vought are planning to cut to pay for this latest Middle East war, incl. several programs for renewables & public transport just as Trump is making gas-guzzlers much more expensive to run.

This is nothing short of war propaganda. If you dig in to the report you will see that it’s actually a civilian recruitment programme to help with things like cooking, medical care and damaged homes. There is no evidence presented by HRW to suggest this campaign seeks to recruit combatants. The consistent role played by some Western Human rights organisations in providing moral pretexts for bombing countries in the global south doesn’t get nearly the amount of scrutiny it should.

🚨 BREAKING: DOJ Announces FARA Enforcement Action Against AIPAC In an unexpected move this evening, the Department of Justice announced the launch of a formal investigation into the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) for alleged violations of the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA). AIPAC has declined to comment, but sources inside the organization describe the mood as "panicked."

I’m extremely ambivalent about what seems like a coordinated new message from progressives, shared by both Ro and AOC, that the Iron Dome is in fact defensive but we just won’t subsidize it anymore. It’s grounded in circumstances not principles, leaving room for it to shift