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TODAY

Bari Weiss’s “60 Minutes” Hires Producer Who Downplayed Gaza Starvation, Justified Killing Journalists

Tanya Lukyanova’s qualifications for “60 Minutes” include casting doubt on starving kids in Gaza and promoting work from a pro-Israel front group.

BLM Protester Transferred Thousands of Miles Away After They Organized Against Their Solitary Confinement

A misconduct report before the transfer noted that Malik Muhammad, a Black Lives Matter protester, was critical of Israel in communications from prison.

The Pentagon Found a New Way to Undercount U. S. Casualties in Iran

U. S. troops killed or wounded since July 7 are now counted separately from casualties during the first months of the Iran war.

YESTERDAY

Liberals Are Ceding Ground to the Far Right on Ceuta Border Crossings

From the New York Times to the EU, liberals defending Spain from far-right fearmongering are regurgitating the right’s anti-immigrant premise.

NYPD Used High-Tech Surveillance to Find Gaza Paint Splatter Protester, Docs Show

Throwing paint on a Columbia statue seems minor, but the NYPD uses tremendous resources when pro-Palestine protesters are in the crosshairs.

AUGUST 1. 2026

Cori Bush Has No Regrets

The incumbent Rep. Wesley Bell has AIPAC on his side, but the grassroots energy seems to be behind Cori Bush in the rematch for a House seat.

Trump’s Truth Social API Is a Blatantly Corrupt Favor to Wall Street

By selling early access to his posts on Truth Social, Trump is selling the ability to move markets to anyone willing to pay the price.

JULY 31. 2026

Abdul El-Sayed Answers: Can the Left Win in the Midwest? Yes.

The Michigan Senate primary is the next biggest test for the direction of the Democratic Party.

Corporations, Not Immigrants, Are Responsible for Vast Majority of Healthcare Fraud, OIG Report Shows

Trump officials are focused on immigrants, but the Department of Health and Human Services report on healthcare fraud doesn’t even mention them.

JULY 30. 2026

Bob Vylan Frontman Deported From Germany for Chanting “Death to IDF” at Glastonbury

Allowing the musician into Germany could “radicalise certain segments of the population, ” authorities warned.

JULY 29. 2026

Fauci’s Diary Isn’t the Key to Why Covid Ravaged the U. S. — Our Broken Healthcare System Is

Rand Paul wants Anthony Fauci in prison for not confirming a conspiracy theory, but the key to blunting the next pandemic is universal healthcare.

Donald Trump and Wars of Choice

Trump’s latest war is wrapped up in his egocentric narcissism and his me, me, me world.

JULY 28. 2026

Iran Has Figured Out How to Overwhelm U. S. Air Defenses

As the U. S. runs short of interceptor missiles, Iran is carrying out strikes with a mix of attack drones and advanced ballistic missiles.

JULY 27. 2026

The Right Seeks to Capitalize on Berlin Pride Attack — Even as It Poses Its Own Existential Threat to Queer Lives

The AfD and right parties in Germany are leveraging the Berlin Pride attack, but they pose their own existential threat to queer lives.