Wednesday, April 23, 2025

US intelligence reveals alarming use of imprecise ‘dumb bombs’ by Israel in Gaza conflict

Unguided munitions in Gaza: A critical examination of civilian risk and international response.
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Breonna Taylor grand jurors say police actions were ‘criminal’; never given chance to indict...

“From the very beginning, we have seen a campaign of prevarication, of dishonesty, of outright neglect of any semblance of justice for Breonna Taylor or for her family.”

Trump suspends military aid to Ukraine after oval office meltdown, siding with Putin over...

The decision halts over $1 billion in critical weaponry and ammunition, marking a major shift in U.S. foreign policy and raising alarms among lawmakers and foreign policy experts.

Progressive Briefing for Thursday, August 30

Vietnam demands compensation from Monsanto for victims of Agent Orange, California on brink of mandating 100 percent clean energy by 2045, Sanders vs. Amazon intensifies, and more.

As Biden backslides, a bigger, better-organized climate movement prepares to seize this ‘now or...

“We’re not just marching in the streets, although we’re doing that. We’re lobbying and advocating for meaningful climate actions on the Hill."

Texas school district threatens suspension for student protests; universities respond, ‘peaceful protests won’t impact...

Individual admissions officials took to Twitter to let students know that joining such demonstrations wouldn't "affect their college acceptance decisions."

Down the memory hole

Living in Trump’s United States of Amnesia.

Hunger in America

COVID-19 and the nightmare of food insecurity.

Electricity demands of AI data centers to double by 2030: IEA report

AI’s rapid growth means companies will seek out energy sources that are most readily available, which could mean gas — an energy source that was being phased out in a growing number of developed countries.

Watch: Palestinian American lawmaker gives speech the DNC wouldn’t allow on stage

Ruwa Romman, a Palestinian American and Georgia state representative, shares the speech she was barred from giving at the Democratic National Convention after the Harris campaign refused to allow a Palestinian voice onstage.