"For Your Eyes Only": Israel’s Mole Inside the United Nations

Hacked emails show Yahav Lichner, a UN official, repeatedly supplied Israeli diplomats with confidential UN reports and private briefings. He now directs UNICEF’s Washington office.

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Abdul El-Sayed Knows Just How to Beat Billionaire-Funded Republicans

His ability to hit hard against powerful moneyed interests makes him electable.

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How a Squandered Democratic Trifecta Is Pushing Michigan Left

Anti-establishment candidates aim for a sweep across more than a dozen Michigan races in Tuesday's primary.

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Ceuta: Did Israel and US engineer the crisis?

Israel and the US exploited the Ceuta crisis. But did their involvement go further?

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Iran denies Trump’s claim of talks; Israeli strikes on Gaza kill over 30 since Friday “deal”; Cuba’s electricity collapses again

Drop Site Daily: August 3, 2026

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Our Court Jesters Are Disappearing Just When We Need Them Most

In this authoritarian moment, we need defiant comedy more than ever.

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Free Speech Crackdown: Germany Deports Bob Vylan Frontman for Anti-Israel Chants

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

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Sometimes it’s worse when our prime minister does actually make himself clear

Christopher Luxon scolding a business audience for being like children is unlikely to land well, especially given his previous employer.

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Great news! Superyacht sales are exploding just in time for the midterms!

Republicans have no plan to help the middle class

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On July 16, Hegseth announced mandatory annual testosterone screening and optional T supplements for troops 30 ​years and older, a new initiative Hegseth claims will ‌ensure enlistees “have the right ...

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'Corruption on Steroids': Republicans Kill Effort to Prevent Trump Tax Audit Immunity | Common Dreams

"Trump’s sweetheart audit immunity deal is perhaps the most brazenly corrupt action taken by a president in American history," said one top Senate Democrat.

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'This Is Obscene': Shell Profits More Than Double as Iran War Pushes Up Gas Prices | Common Dreams

"We're running out of words to describe the obscenity of these numbers."

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The Weapons Manufacturer Next Door

It’s been six years since I began attending pro-Palestine demonstrations. The most recent campaign at the Brooklyn Navy Yard feels different.

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Gaza deal remains conditional on Israel; Earthquake-level explosions in Lebanon; 60,000 migrants cross from Morocco into Spanish territory

Drop Site Daily: July 31, 2026

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Be Bold and Expand Kahurangi National Park

You can help protect Te Waikoropupū Springs, the largest cold-water springs in the Southern Hemisphere and have some of the clearest water ever measured on Earth.

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Trump and NYT Say There’s a Russian Spy Base in Cuba. Turns Out, It’s a School.

Belly of the Beast found no evidence of an active Russian intelligence base, much less the sort of extensive equipment described by the NYT.

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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.

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Abdul El-Sayed Faces Islamophobic Attacks From GOP and Democratic Establishment

AIPAC has spent nearly $30 million against Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan, fueling ads that paint him as a terrorist sympathizer.

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Nigel Farage's raging hypocrisy over Zack Polanski

Consider what Farage has said - and what he has defended

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Take Action Now: Protect Ohio’s Only National Forest

In today’s Take Action Now, we are protecting federal land from oil and gas interests and securing reproductive rights for future generations.

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Data Centers Divide Democrats in Michigan Primary

Senate candidates offer conflicting visions over the role of A.I. and corporate power.

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EXCLUSIVE: CIA Assessment Details Israel's Race to Make the U.S.-Israel Alliance Irreversible

The intelligence assessment says Israeli officials are pursuing a long-term strategy to make the alliance harder for future administrations to scale back.

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U.S.-Saudi strikes kill 20 Iraqi fighters; Israeli settler attacks in West Bank “hitting an all-time high”; Cholera outbreak in Sudan

Drop Site Daily: July 29, 2026

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Trump takes his EO on mail-in voting to the Supreme Court

(Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)

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Zohran Mamdani and the Politics of Joy

And it’s backed up by actions and initiatives that seem designed to genuinely foster a joyful city.

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Elon Musk is helping to destroy the West

He isn't saving the West. He's doing the exact opposite

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Israel Is Paying Millions to Train AI Chatbots How to Talk About Gaza. It's Working.

Former Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale is overseeing an operation posting hundreds of blog posts on behalf of Israel, with the goal of infiltrating artificial intelligence.

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Israeli Settlers Set Up At Least Six New Colonial Outposts After Friday Killings in the Occupied West Bank

Israeli soldiers and settlers have unleashed a campaign of terror on Palestinians across the occupied West Bank with home raids, shootings, assaults, mass detentions, and house demolitions.

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Stop the Climate Amendment Bill!

This is important because climate change is the most serious and important issue facing humankind. We have a rapidly closing window of opportunity to prevent catastrophic damage to the natural world ...

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Iran war pauses; Yemen and Saudi go “siege for a siege”; Dr. Fauci’s diary

Drop Site Daily: July 27, 2026

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