Israel’s Ruthless Propaganda Campaign to Dehumanize Palestinians (theintercept.com)
8 Flagrant Ways the U.S-Backed Government in Pakistan Is Subverting the Election (theintercept.com)
Pakistan was supposed to go to polls last year. The country’s constitution has five-year terms for both the national and provincial assemblies as well as for the post of the prime minister. When the former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s government was toppled in a parliamentary coup backed by the Pakistani military and the U.S....
New York vigilantes take down ‘migrant’ on live TV – but he was from the US (www.theguardian.com)
McDonald's stock price drops after CEO promises affordability during latest earnings call (abcnews.go.com)
Quick and cheap are two of the first words that come to mind when thinking about fast food. But some McDonald’s customers have criticized the restaurant giant over recent higher menu prices, prompting the CEO to address the issue of affordability during the company’s latest earning call....
New York Spends Biden Cash on Highways Over Public Transit (nysfocus.com)
Finally NY is adding the lanes necessary to reduce congestion!
Pounding rains force millions of gallons of raw sewage to spill from L.A. County sewers (www.latimes.com)
Heavy rains pummeling Southern California for the last several days are forcing millions of gallons of raw sewage to spew from sewer connections across Los Angeles County and flow into coastal waters off Long Beach and San Pedro, according to health and sanitation officials....
Scientists code ChatGPT to design new medicine (medicalxpress.com)
Note: It’s not ChatGPT but a similar algorithm.
FBI: Self-proclaimed ‘sniper’ planned attack on Texas-Mexico border (www.valleycentral.com)
According to the complaint, Perry’s phone was seized, and showed extensive contact with Faye leading up to his arrest....
17-year-old shot and killed by officer conducting welfare check (abcnews.go.com)
After Libs of TikTok posted, at least 21 bomb threats followed (www.nbcnews.com)
The FBI and local law enforcement said bomb threats across the country have tied up government resources even when they turn out to be hoaxes....
Not wearing a mask during COVID-19 health emergency isn’t a free speech right, appeals court says (abcnews.go.com)
A federal appeals court has shot down claims that there’s a First Amendment right not to wear face masks during the COVID-19 outbreak...
Judge denies Trump’s motion for mistrial in E. Jean Carroll defamation case (edition.cnn.com)
A federal judge denied Donald Trump’s motions for a mistrial in the defamation case brought by columnist E. Jean Carroll saying the former president’s arguments had no “merit” and are “entirely pointless.”...
For First Time in Two Decades, U.S. Buys More From Mexico Than China (www.nytimes.com)
The United States bought more goods from Mexico than China in 2023 for the first time in 20 years, evidence of how much global trade patterns have shifted....
Trump Pardon Recipient Fined $20 Million in Predatory Lending Case (www.nytimes.com)
Jonathan Braun, whose sentence for drug smuggling was commuted in the final hours of the Trump presidency, was fined over separate accusations that he bilked and threatened borrowers....
Congressional debate cut short in California by shouting and Oct. 7 denial (www.haaretz.com)
Archive link: archive.ph/M3WBw...
Blinken said to tell Netanyahu that he will think about the thousands of children killed in Gaza all his life (www.timesofisrael.com)
Senate Republicans block bipartisan border package, scuttling deal they had demanded from Democrats (apnews.com)
$3 for a single McDonald's hash brown? Some customers are fed up and pushing back (www.ksl.com)
“Even though we’re pushing through pricing, the consumer is tolerating it well,” he said in October analyst call....
Indiana Launches Anti-LGBTQ "Snitch Line," Users Flood With Memes In Protest (www.erininthemorning.com)
Wettest storm in southern California history leaves at least seven dead and causes hundreds of mudslides (www.theguardian.com)
Death of baby decapitated in metro Atlanta hospital ruled homicide, ME confirms (www.wsbtv.com)
The lawsuit claims doctors “pulled on the baby’s head and neck so hard and manipulated them so hard, that the bones in the baby’s skull, head and neck were broken.”...
Tech Layoffs Full Steam Ahead in 2024 (cybernews.com)
In an effort to maximize profits and satisfy shareholders, tech leaders often choose to cut jobs and then cloak the bad news with fancy terms such as ‘company restructuring’ or ‘corporate downsizing.’
On the Border, Republicans Set a Trap, Then Fell Into It (www.nytimes.com)
The G.O.P. abandoned a bipartisan border security bill that also aided Ukraine after Democrats called their bluff on immigration, agreeing to tough measures Republicans demanded....
Governor deploys 120 CHP officers in response to Oakland’s ‘alarming’ crime increase (oaklandside.org)
Gov. Gavin Newsom and Mayor Sheng Thao announced today an operation to target vehicle theft, retail theft, and violent crime....
Behind the border mess: Open GOP rebellion against McConnell (www.politico.com)
The Republican leader told POLITICO that his critics “had their shot” already. But conservatives are not done whacking him over the immigration-for-Ukraine aid implosion.