Interesting how the NYT soft peddles this by saying "critics say". No, Ben Gvir who wrote the law, says that.

Spain closes airspace to US planes involved in Iran war, defence minister says

It's pretty funny (haha!) that so many pro-Palestinian voices took care to delineate between Israel/Bibi and the Jewish people writ large and were deemed by the NYT to be insufficiently careful. And the CPAC crowd does the opposite and gets a free, pleasant whitewash for their troubles.

Meanwhile, the state of Georgia has paused collection of its gas tax to make sure people can keep driving.

The Knesset just passed a law mandating "Death Penalty for Terrorists", that will effectively apply only to Palestinians.

I don't know what SCOTUS will do on birthright citizenship case, it's anybody's guess. But if they endorse Trump's diktat, the only response is defiance. Outright, open defiance by the states. A decision not just erroneous but illegitimate, beyond their power, null and void from the day it's issued.

operator: 911, please state the nature of your emergency me: there’s a site i go to a lot that isn’t the best way to follow breaking news operator: is it a news site me: not really operator: why don’t you go to a news site me: i don’t know operator: jesus. ok. how many ambulances do you want me: 75

It’s very funny to include the “far left” here when the DSA mayor of New York City just ran an entire campaign on affordability and making cities work while his main opponent ran on Israel, a country almost 6,000 miles away

Rahm Emanuel covered up the murder of Laquan McDonald and had an 18 percent approval rating as mayor of Chicago. He is persona non grata, not a political heavy weight. This is complete manufactured BS

So Rahm Emanuel eats a salad better than Amy Klobuchar but not as well as a Kardashian. Ok.

Rahm Emanuel: Because you see the American people elect Trump and think "What if we nominated a foul-mouthed bully who screws workers, sucks up to big corporations, and covers up crimes too?"

Angelenos should not be kettled, arrested, or punished for exercising their First Amendment rights — including the right to document what they see. If you were detained or arrested for bearing witness or for “unlawful assembly” after you were already being contained, that demands accountability.

At its meeting next month, DNC will consider a resolution that criticizes AIPAC by name, and "condemns the growing influence of dark money and corporate-backed independent expenditures in Democratic elections."

The British, French, German and Italian governments issue a "statement of concern" against the Israeli death penalty bill which would be applicable only to Palestinians, but they say nothing about the imposition of consequences if Israel goes ahead with it.

A compulsory obligation to volunteer while politicians are bought and paid for by corporate dark money. Truly clown shit.

After Claudia Goldin became the first woman to win a solo Nobel in economics, she got hundreds of invitations. She accepted three. One was advising WNBA players on a labor deal. She helped players land the biggest % raise in US sports history. www.wsj.com/economy/wnba...

this is turning out to be one of the onion's all-time classics

another example

Hello JD Vance this is the Pope speaking. God specifically disregards your prayers. You are alone in a universe filled with connection and love. I hope this helps -Leo

The NYT is being disingenuous here. The AMA has *always* said that gender-affirming surgeries should generally be reserved for adults. That's part of why so few kids get them! The AMA reiterated this position and the NYT is characterizing it as a policy change. It's not.

"In conversations with more than three dozen oil and gas traders, executives, brokers, shippers and advisers over the last week, one message was repeated over and over: The world still hasn’t grasped the severity of the situation." -- www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...

I think often of a New York Times photo of a little Iraqi girl tending to her parakeets in a bombed house, probably from 20 years ago now. I will think of this man and his sweet dog often now too. People just want to love what they love, care for their little beings, and instead we do this to them

Fun fact, LAPD's horse mounted unit is funded almost entirely by private donations.

It’s such a laughably bad argument for the war on Iran to say “The people there want regime change.” I want regime change in the US, and I 100% do not want the US to be bombed. F off with garbage arguments.

Mass arrest about to start outside the MDC in DTLA

More gas. A young woman with a camera got shot in the eye and carried away Too chaotic to post

#NoKingsBoston had a roped off area, in memoriam. Tens of thousands of people walking the Boston Common, and yet everyone was respecting this space. #NoKings

Cops say the crowd for No Kings San Diego is about 40,000

Some new exhibits just dropped in Musk v Altman trial including these texts with Mark Zuckerberg and Musk

US/Israel now bombing university campuses — the same places that were the sites of anti-regime protests a few weeks ago. And I wonder what provosts and deans of US universities on Qatar and the UAE are thinking this morning

For those who missed it Roughly 18-24 hours ago the US/Israel bombed two major steel plants in Iran A few hours later, Iran issued evacuation orders for steel plants across the Gulf and Israel, plus tech companies in Israel Preliminary report is they may have hit a few Every action gets mirrored

The police cracked down violently on the anti-war demonstrations in Tel Aviv and Haifa.

WHO says attacks in southern Lebanon kill nine paramedics reut.rs/4bFHYyk

First time I’ve seen a protest sign that cited the specific file number from the Epstein files

No Kings is pretty cool in my experience. I see Palestinian flags all the time, younger and older people wearing keffiyehs, the local SJP tables next to the local Indivisible, etc.

Baez and Sanders were at the 1963 March on Washington, which is pretty amazing when you think about it

APNewsAlert: CAIRO (AP) — More than two dozen US  troops wounded in Iranian attacks on Saudi air base in the past week, AP sources say.

L.A. braces for 'No Kings' demonstrations, installs barriers to the 101 Freeway

Can’t believe I’m saying this , but Russian drone just hit maternity hospital in Ukraine. Yes, again. In Odesa just now. Fire broke out, early reports say

The Israelis are saying that they intend to use US-made bombs to collectively punish the people of Lebanon just like they're doing to Gaza. We should not support this criminal behavior. The Senate has a chance to stop it. Tell your senators to support:

Now "all female athletes are required to undergo genetic testing in order to be cleared to compete."

Go tomorrow or not, but please take a few minutes to think about disaster preparedness & having a phone tree w/ someone nearby, jic Also heard of several local, unofficial protests planned, so, maybe walk to your nearest big intersection & see if anyone joins you Showing up matters 🫶🏻

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Completely new dynamic developing in real time where journalists at traditionally extremely deferential news outlets like CNN are learning how to say basic facts about Israel without equivocation or obfuscation

New Yorkers, join us in the first ever Mayor’s Municipal Madness: a competition of city fixes where everyone wins. Pick your fix and vote here: nyc.gov/madness

this is going to be more embarrassing than any of us can possibly imagine and I cannot wait

Over the last 27 days, Israeli strikes in Lebanon have killed at least 121 children, says @unicef.org. At least 370,000 children have been displaced from their homes as the war has continued.

The notoriously deferential Associated Press is finally calling Israel's attacks on Lebanon what it is— an invasion. In an attempt to ward off the inevitable crying and screaming from pro-Israel media watchdogs like CAMERA, they explain why in this article.

Not sure why this needs to be stated, but public transit services shouldn’t be in the business of swindling their passengers.