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Joseph Gedeon

@jgedeon.bsky.social

@theguardian.com politics reporter صحفي. joseph.gedeon@theguardian.com

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Joseph Gedeon@jgedeon.bsky.social · 2mo ago

“I could only define it as a genocide, because I saw the bodies of the people that came in” said Adam Hamawy, the vet army trauma surgeon and progressive political newcomer. In few months, he's gone from political nobody to the frontrunner in a 12 person race www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

The doctor who came back from Gaza and is leading a New Jersey congressional race

Frontrunner Adam Hamawy has gone from political nobody to endorsements from Bernie Sanders, AOC and Ilhan Omar

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Joseph Gedeon@jgedeon.bsky.social · 3mo ago

SCOOP: The US in a cable ordered its Jerusalem embassy to pressure Palestinian leadership into dropping a bid for a UN GA vice presidency, anxious that the role could allow Palestinians to chair high profile debates on the Middle East W/ @julianborger.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

US puts pressure on Palestinian leaders to withdraw bid for UN vice-presidency role

In state department cable, Jerusalem embassy told to issue protest to Palestinian Authority leaders, warning ‘consequences will follow’ if they failed to comply

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Joseph Gedeon@jgedeon.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The Pentagon has quietly dismantled a program it is legally required to operate to prevent and respond to civilian deaths in US military operations, according to its internal watchdog. Read more ⬇️ w/ @catebrown.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Pentagon quietly shut legally required program to prevent civilian deaths by military, watchdog finds

Trump administration accused of cutting military’s civilian harm program in light of US strike on girls school in Iran

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Joseph Gedeon@jgedeon.bsky.social · 3mo ago

NEW from Philly: Democrats have been consumed for the better part of two years by the same question: what went wrong in 2024? Next week, voters in the country’s bluest district will render a verdict when they choose a candidate for the 2026 midterm elections www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Could voters in US’s bluest district deliver a ‘Mamdani moment’ in Philadelphia?

Pennsylvania’s third district, a Democratic bastion, will see a face-off between party’s traditional wing and insurgents

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Joseph Gedeon@jgedeon.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Scoop: Applicants seeking a temp visa to the US must now tell officers they have not experienced harm & do not fear returning to their home country, the @theguardian.com 's learned. If they answer yes or decline to respond to either question, the chance they will be denied will skyrocket

US tells visa applicants to deny fear of return or risk visa refusal

Refusal or silence would increase denial risk under new US guidance requiring applicants to confirm no fear of return

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Joseph Gedeon@jgedeon.bsky.social · 4mo ago

JD Vance’s planned trip to Islamabad, where he was expected to lead talks w/ Iran about a nuclear deal to end the war, was put on hold after Iran failed to respond about its participation, according to two people familiar That and more w/ @hugolowell.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

Trump says US likely to resume bombing Iran as ceasefire nears end

The US president rejects extending truce as Tehran warns of response and negotiators head to Islamabad

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Guardian US@us.theguardian.com · 4mo ago

Trump’s own words, posted publicly and tied to a specific deadline and set of demands, provide unusually direct evidence of intent to violate international law

Trump warns ‘a whole civilization will die tonight’ unless Iran makes deal

President threatens in Truth Social post to annihilate Iran if government ignores deadline to reopen strait of Hormuz

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Guardian US@us.theguardian.com · 4mo ago

Donald Trump once again warned Iran to make a deal on Tuesday, saying a “whole civilization will die tonight” if an agreement is not reached to end the conflict. Follow along with our live coverage:

The Guardian@theguardian.com · 4mo ago

US directs American embassies to wage campaign against foreign ‘hostility’ – with Musk’s help

US directs American embassies to wage campaign against foreign ‘hostility’ – with Musk’s help

Cable signed by Marco Rubio and seen by Guardian suggests staff work with Pentagon psychological operations unit The United States has directed every American embassy and consulate across the world to launch coordinated campaigns against foreign propaganda and endorses Elon Musk’s X as an “innovative” tool to help do it. The cable, signed by the secretary of state, Marco Rubio, on Monday and obtained by the Guardian, also suggests embassies and consulates work alongside the US military’s psychological operations unit to address the problem of rampant disinformation. It lays out a sweeping set of instructions for how embassy staff should push back against what it describes as coordinated foreign efforts to undermine American interests abroad. Continue reading...

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Guardian US@us.theguardian.com · 5mo ago

By day six, CSIS put the cumulative cost at $12.7 billion. Today, it is likely to have exceeded $18 billion – and the meter is still running. We analyzed where America’s war dollars are going, in a war that was never declared in the first place 👇

The war on Iran cost the US $12.7bn by day six. Here’s how it’s been spent – in charts

Now, the total is likely to have exceeded $18bn and counting. Where are America’s war dollars going, in a war that was never declared in the first place?

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The Guardian@theguardian.com · 5mo ago

Israel flagged Hezbollah threat before launching air attacks, leaked memo shows

Israel flagged Hezbollah threat before launching air attacks, leaked memo shows

US embassy cable said Israeli officials did not trust Lebanon or Syria to contain the group’s fighters * Middle East crisis – live updates An internal US assessment indicates that Israeli officials had doubts that the Lebanese state could disarm Hezbollah even before Israel launched an aerial campaign against the group on Monday. The leaked embassy cable shows that on the eve of the joint US-Israeli strikes on Iran, Israeli officials had told Washington that Hezbollah was reconstituting its military capabilities faster than the Lebanese armed forces could degrade them. It said neither Beirut nor Damascus could be trusted to contain the threat on Israel’s northern borders. Continue reading...

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Jacqueline Sweet@jsweetli.bsky.social · 6mo ago

NEW: Reps Khanna and Massie pushed the DOJ to unredact a file in the Epstein files. Then Khanna read four men's names from it in a House floor speech, calling them "wealthy and powerful men that the DOJ hid for no apparent reason." / www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Four men in unredacted files named by Ro Khanna have no ties to Epstein

The men appeared in a photo lineup assembled by the southern district of New York and had no apparent connection to the late sex offender

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The Guardian@theguardian.com · 7mo ago

Trump administration halts immigrant visa processing from 75 countries

Trump administration halts immigrant visa processing from 75 countries

The state department cites welfare use as it pauses visa processing for Brazil, Iran, Russia, Somalia and others The Donald Trump administration has indefinitely suspended immigrant visa processing for people from 75 countries, marking one of its most expansive efforts yet to restrict legal pathways to the United States. The freeze, which takes effect on 21 January, targets applicants officials deem likely to become a “public charge” – who they describe as people who may rely on government benefits for basic needs. Continue reading...

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