San Francisco State University is divesting from Lockheed Martin, Palantir, Caterpillar, and Leonardo (an Italian defense company) in response to student demands. middleeasteye.net/news/san-franc…

New: Israel strikes aid convoy organized by U.S. humanitarian group, killing 5

“A Biden administration official, who spoke to AP on the condition of anonymity, said that the unwillingness by the U.S. government to admit its mistakes in regards to Afghanistan is perpetuating the moral injury felt by those who stepped up.” apnews.com/article/afghan…

In the 10 years since Ferguson, the work around racial justice has always been tied to education, especially on policing and disproportionate discipline. On the progress made, and work to be done, with Cheyanne Mumphrey and Sharon Lurye for The Associated Press apnews.com/article/fergus…

Spent a great panel in NYC last night talking about how crucial the Asian American electorate will be this November. W/ Ali Velshi Stephanie Lai Sree Sreenivasan (Threads: @sreenet) Big thanks to Asia Society & AAJA New York for hosting us!

This work is some of the best I’ve seen to date on the response to the crisis surrounding the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan and the collapse of the democratically-elected govt of Afghanistan. Thank you Farnoush Amiri for your diligence and the depth of this reporting.

It is wild that in New York, a city of 8.3 million people, I would run into a man who was at my political panel 48 hours prior

Enough new has bubbled up about the U.S. evacuation of Afghanistan, and the Gold Star families who lost loved ones in it, that I’m weighing in here – with care – to add context to the messaging we’re seeing.

I'm the graduating kid on the nanny's phone! In her 33 years in the US, my mom has raised the kids of company execs, professors, doctors, lawyers... Mi mami is the best of the best. I'm so proud of the American Dream she and my dad have built for themselves — and for me.

Our investigation into Iran's disinformation campaign targeting US election. We look into how Iran's network operates, from setting up fake websites, to cyber hacks, social media accounts, & front companies operated by IRGC. w/ Steven Lee Myers Tiffany Hsu nytimes.com/2024/09/04/bus…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A sister of Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz says she doesn’t recognize the people wearing “Nebraska Walz’s for Trump” T-shirts in a photo that is making the rounds on social media. It turns out they are distant cousins.

Georgia is not one of the more than a dozen U.S. states that has “red flag” laws that would have allowed law enforcement or even family members to ask a court to temporarily remove or prevent the purchase of guns from a person at risk of harming themselves or others with them.

As an adult, the only back-to-school excitement I have is all my shows returning

Get ready for a bunch of vague job titles like “works at government” and “does things at Department of Defense.”

NABLUS, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian doctors say a 26-year-old American woman shot and killed in West Bank.

Sen. Van Hollen: "the U.S. has not received satisfactory responses from the Netanyahu Government about the two other Americans killed in the West Bank since October 7th, and the Biden Administration has not been doing enough to pursue justice and accountability on their behalf."

Liz Cheney at Tribfest: "Dick Cheney will be voting for Kamala Harris."

Former VP Dick Cheney: "In our nation’s 248-year history, there has never been an individual who is a greater threat to our republic than Donald Trump… That is why I will be casting my vote for Vice President Kamala Harris.”