Pope Leo XIV weighed in on U.S. politics, saying that Catholic politicians must be judged on the full range of their policy positions and suggesting that the country's immigration policy is "inhuman."

Video shows Israeli settlers attacking a Palestinian Bedouin family on their land in Masafer Yatta, in the occupied West Bank area of South Hebron Hills.

The Department of Homeland Security has begun targeting unaccompanied children in the immigration system with what they call a “voluntary option” to return to their countries of origin. via @laist.com

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Israeli soldiers were filmed detaining two Palestinian children in Hebron, in the occupied West Bank, while demanding to know their father’s whereabouts. When a passerby intervened and urged their release because of their young age, a soldier replied, “I don’t care”.

This moment is bigger than just Jimmy Kimmel. When the Trump administration attacks the freedom of the press, they're going after a central pillar of democracy and our right to hold the government accountable.

"About 52% of the patients that I’m operating on are [gunshot wounds], and the other half are explosive injuries."

"I encourage everyone at home to use any avenue possible to reach out to your representatives ... and to the Israeli government to stop this senseless killing."

Video shows Palestinian Bedouin homes in the town of Jaba engulfed in flames after Israeli settlers set fire to them in occupied East Jerusalem.

Watch the moment Israeli forces bomb the eight-storey al-Roya residential building, the third Gaza City high-rise leveled in three days. At least 50 buildings have now been destroyed in Israel’s assault to seize the city.

A Palestinian boy in Gaza rescued his birds from under the rubble after Israeli forces destroyed Al-Ruya Tower in Gaza City.

Mi galería ROFA me ha dado una exposición individual en el Armory Show del 4 al 7 de septiembre. Estaré el 4 y 5 de septiembre. Vengan! ROFA gallery has given me a solo exhibition at the Armory Show from 4 to 7 of September. I will be there September 4 and 5. See you there!

The head of pediatrics at Gaza's Nasser Hospital, Dr. Ahmed Al-Farra, responds to Israel’s claim that it was targeting a Hamas camera in the Monday "double-tap" strike that killed 20 people including five journalists. “Why you are killing the people?” asks Dr. Al-Farra.

Palestinian children who have lost parents were overcome with emotion as they graduated in a ceremony at Gaza's al-Wafaa Orphan Village. The UN says Israel has damaged 97% of educational facilities in the besieged enclave.

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Rachel Griffin Accurso, better known as Ms. Rachel, says she could not stay silent on the suffering of Palestinian children in Gaza. "My deep care for children doesn't stop at any border," she says. Watch the full interview: www.democracynow.org/2025/8/13/ms...

Surveillance cameras are no longer just recording our comings and goings — they're using AI to decide whether we should be reported to law enforcement. An algorithm can't be trusted to determine who is a threat.

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"End the Starvation": Jewish Rabbis & Allies Outside NY Trump Hotel Call for U.S. to Stop Arming Israel

The former rabbi of Washington, D.C.'s largest synagogue denounces starvation in Gaza, joining more than 1,000 rabbis and Jewish leaders from across the world petitioning Israel.

Hidaya Al-Motawaq's son is a year and a half old and weighs less than 10 pounds. Doctors warn of permanent damage to children's health due to chronic malnutrition from Israel's earlier blockade.

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The government is legally required to provide people in its custody disability accommodations — but ICE shouldn’t be arresting and deporting DACA recipients and people with legal status to begin with.

As Palestinians returned from the U.S.-Israeli aid sites, ER doctors found gunshot wounds clustered in different body parts. Dr. Nick Maynard, who just returned from Gaza, says the clustered injuries appear to be “target practice,” indicating that Israeli soldiers are “playing some sort of game.”

Reshare: khaledbeydoun 'An Israeli soldier says this all with a smile. For those still questioning genocidal intent, perhaps this is something to consider. This is horrific and sadly, not aberrant.'

"Of respondents who had transitioned, 9% had gone back to living as their sex assigned at birth at some point in their lives, at least for a short while—but in almost every single case, the reason was anti-trans discrimination from one’s family, friends, or community."

The paccha of embraces, thinking of Cesar Vallejo’s poem Masa. Part of Illapa II.

In a video appearance with an immigration judge, a detainee pulled out a jar of bright red blood and set it on the table in front of him. Many of the people in the courtroom gasped in unison. “I have cancer. This is the blood I’ve lost today.” capitalandmain.com/with-a-jar-o...

The cafe, one of the few businesses to continue operating during the 20-month war, was a gathering spot for residents seeking internet access and a place to charge their phones.

Revoking an artist's visa for their speech, no matter how controversial, doesn't make us safe. The government should not be policing the artistic or political expression of citizens, visitors, or anyone else.

A U.S. Marine veteran and son of a man whose violent arrest went viral, said his father always prioritized he and his two Marine brothers' well-being so that they could "give back to this country."

“He’s easily bruising. He has bone pain. He looks pale .… He has also lost his appetite …. His mom is terrified that these are symptoms that his leukemia situation might be deteriorating.” A 6-year-old with cancer is languishing in a U.S. detention camp. Who will answer for this cruelty?

Democratic Congressmember @repilhan.bsky.social criticizes President Trump's crackdown on immigrants and protesters as "the creation of a police state."

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NPR speaks with a British orthopedic surgeon who just returned from his fourth medical mission to Gaza. He says many people he operated on were civilians and were shot while trying to reach food aid.

"If what you're doing is legitimate and lawful, why do you need to cover your face?”

⚖️🇮🇱El Ministerio Público investiga a un soldado israelí acusado de crímenes de guerra en Gaza, tras una denuncia basada en jurisdicción universal presentada por la Fundación Hind Rajab y Estudio Arbizu & Gamarra. wayka.pe/fiscalia-abr...

Israel blocked all supplies into Gaza for nearly three months, the longest blockade it has ever imposed on Gaza. But Israel is relenting amid international pressure to allow food into the territory.

Moments before an immigration court hearing in Mahmoud Khalil's case, our lawyers were abruptly banned from using laptops in the courtroom — but the government's lawyers weren't. No one should be denied the basic tools they need to defend themselves in court.

"I've trained 1000s of soldiers..." Trans man says, stunned, at being let go in the military. Nick, a transgender man on Tiktok, is going viral today after his video shows the impact of the trans military ban on his 18 year career. The latest from S. Baum. Subscribe to support our journalism.

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Immigration detention was already notorious for abuse and neglect, but now the Trump administration is expanding it into some of the country's most infamous prisons. No one should be forced to live in the appalling conditions inside these facilities.

🚨La Fiscalía de Ucayali-Contamana obligó a una niña de 13 años -víctima de violación que acababa de salir de la UCI tras un embarazo forzado- a someterse a la prueba de ADN junto a su presunto agresor, ignorando su condición de salud física y mental. wayka.pe/menor-revict...

sahat.english Gazafreedomflotilla ship was set on fire by Israeli drones. The attack has specifically targeted the ship’s generator, and the vessel is now at risk of sinking with 30 international human rights activists on board! The ship is currently located in international waters near #Malta

I can't believe the New York Times actually did make an article about these HHS policy changes!! (yet they left out gender-affirming care from being excluded from ACA plan coverage.) Otherwise it is a helpful article - Comments are open until April 11th at midnight!! www.nytimes.com/2025/03/21/b...

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Law Prof. Katherine Franke Accuses Columbia of Empowering Trump by Agreeing to $400M "Ransom Note"

Medicare for All isn't radical. What's radical is that we are the only major country not to guarantee health care as a human right. Every other major country figured out years ago how to provide health care to all at a much lower cost. Please don't tell me we can't do the same.