Executions in Saudi Arabia reach a record high, Amnesty International says | AP News apnews.com/article/saudi-…

A fascinating read from Aida Alami on what makes a uniquely American Islam - and how its faith leaders have navigated and are navigating the contemporary era. nybooks.com/online/2025/07…

The arm of the US government that was responsible for famine relief was called the Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance at USAID. Staffed by incredible, dedicated professionals who were really damn good at their jobs. It was dismantled by Elon Musk.

Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. It sounds inconceivable. But it’s the truth. Israel is taking deliberate, coordinated action to destroy the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. Explicit statements by Israeli officials, combined with a consistent policy of destructive attacks

Today in The Washington Post we published a portion of the known names of 18,500+ Gazan children killed in the war, in Arabic and English. We could only fit 18% of the names on these 2 pages – it would have taken 5 more pages to list them all:

Update on the killing of Awdah Hathaleen: An Israeli settler murdered Awdah Hathaleen. Instead of arresting the killer, the Israeli police released him. Meanwhile, they arrested members of Awdah’s family and friends—and are still holding his body. The family was informed that

The words “killed before first birthday” appear more than 900 times in this list. Children killed playing or sleeping. Children who should have grown up. Israel is starving and bombing Gaza. And the U.S. is complicit because we're sending those bombs and not demanding more aid.

WOW. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), the top Dem on the Foreign Relations Committee, will support the resolutions tonight to block arms sales to Israel.

The most devastating news you’ll see today. Al Jazeera’s renowned journalist, Anas Al Sharif who courageously reported on the genocide for two years, has been killed in a targeted Israeli airstrike along with four of his colleagues. Equally heartbreaking is his last message

“When I entered Gaza the Israeli military had a rule: I was only allowed to bring in three kilos of food. As I was weighing out protein bars, trying to get under the limit, I said to my husband: ‘How sinister is this?’ I’m a humanitarian aid worker. Why would there even be a

Danny has been warning about E-1 for as long as I’ve known him. This is not an alarm bell he rings casually. It would make Israeli annexation of the West Bank a formality.

While some journalists have chosen silence or fled Gaza, Anas al-Sharif was different. The Pulitzer-prize winning correspondent spoke of the need to give Gazans a voice. Last week an Israeli airstrike killed him and five other journalists economist.com/middle-east-an…

Trump's recent deployments of the National Guard in LA and DC demonstrate how easily a mature democracy like the United States can edge toward dangerous state repression. americanprogress.org/article/the-au…

I dealt with such cases during the Biden admin. No one leaves Gaza w/o Israel’s approval & everyone’s vetted through US databases. Any security risk is negligible. This is rank ethnic/religious prejudice. Denying sick people critical medical care is cowardly & depraved.

After officers refuse to show badges or even say what agency they are with, a bystander tells an agent "You guys are ruining this country, you know that, right?" The agent responds: "Liberals already ruined it." Utterly unprofessional stuff. Video posted by Marisa Kabas on Bsky.

Tonight, hundreds of thousands of Israelis are demanding an end to the war, the immediate release of all hostages, and the impeachment of @Netanyahu and his government of death. The day began with 400+ roadblocks, a total standstill on all major highways, and a nationwide

Melania loves the M dash

Stated simply: this is not an appropriate way to respond to a traffic violation. We don't need feds to police tags on mopeds. We don't need ICE to assist in traffic stops. These kinds of actions don't benefit public safety and order; they're the implementation of fascist agenda.