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Jun 11, 2026

Jun 11, 2026

Jun 11, 2026

For comparison, population density per square mile is about 230 people in Morocco, 320 in Egypt, 100 in the United States, 390 in China, 750 in the United Kingdom, around 1300 in India, and about 1000 in Belgium. Even before the war, Gaza’s population density already exceeded any of these at 16,000 people per square mile. What is being imposed now is the compression of an entire society into a space that can no longer support life, services, dignity, or social order. This is nothing short of demographic suffocation.

…bilateral research and development, co-production of weapons, joint ventures, licensing agreements, and seemingly every manner of U.S.-Israeli military-industrial complex cooperation. The U.S. and Israel already work together heavily on missile defense, but this provision would greatly expand coordination to seemingly every area of defense tech, including AI, quantum, autonomous systems, directed energy, cyber, biotech, and many more. It also proposes “network integration” and “data fusion.” In other words, the U.S. military’s data could soon be the Israeli military’s data.

…bilateral research and development, co-production of weapons, joint ventures, licensing agreements, and seemingly every manner of U.S.-Israeli military-industrial complex cooperation. The U.S. and Israel already work together heavily on missile defense, but this provision would greatly expand coordination to seemingly every area of defense tech, including AI, quantum, autonomous systems, directed energy, cyber, biotech, and many more. It also proposes “network integration” and “data fusion.” In other words, the U.S. military’s data could soon be the Israeli military’s data.

By openly using Nazi imagery, these units violate Ukraine’s own 2015 memory laws, which explicitly ban the propaganda of the Nazi regime and the public use of its symbols. The law describes such acts as an insult to the memory of millions of victims and have penalties of up to five years in prison.

Rep. Rosa DeLauro and Rep. Sean Casten May 29, 2026

Rep. Rosa DeLauro and Rep. Sean Casten May 29, 2026

The new filing sheds light on a more detailed web of interconnected companies and political operatives capitalizing on Parscale’s contract with the Israeli government. Many of the companies getting work as part of Parscale’s Israel contract are being reported here for the first time.

The shift will strip away the political and diplomatic oversight mechanisms that make the relationship publicly accountable, moving it from a visible annual aid vote into the opaque machinery of defense acquisition, where oversight is limited and political accountability is minimal. The result would be a defense relationship that is simultaneously deeper and less transparent.

The shift will strip away the political and diplomatic oversight mechanisms that make the relationship publicly accountable, moving it from a visible annual aid vote into the opaque machinery of defense acquisition, where oversight is limited and political accountability is minimal. The result would be a defense relationship that is simultaneously deeper and less transparent.

The shift will strip away the political and diplomatic oversight mechanisms that make the relationship publicly accountable, moving it from a visible annual aid vote into the opaque machinery of defense acquisition, where oversight is limited and political accountability is minimal. The result would be a defense relationship that is simultaneously deeper and less transparent.

The fact that both the Russians and Ukrainians have resorted to using fiber-optic drones clearly demonstrates that drones are not as threatening as their vendors claim. Transitioning from radio-controlled to wire-guided drones does not represent a great leap forward. Rather, it is an acknowledgement of the inherent vulnerability of remote-operated systems. The weakness of any uncrewed technology is the link back to the proverbial mothership. The filament-covered landscapes in Ukraine demonstrate how fragile those connections are.

“We killed the Supreme Leader, who had the prohibition on developing a nuclear weapon, who was able to withhold the proxies, killed him, killed (head of Iran’s National Security Council Ali) Larijani, killed a bunch of the other Iranian moderates, and now we’re stuck with these hardliners,” Kent said. “That was the Israeli strategy. It was very effective, and now we’re back in this situation. So, that’s why I’ve always said, in order for us to get ourselves out of the situation and get a deal with Iran, the first step has to be restraining the Israelis.”

“We killed the Supreme Leader, who had the prohibition on developing a nuclear weapon, who was able to withhold the proxies, killed him, killed (head of Iran’s National Security Council Ali) Larijani, killed a bunch of the other Iranian moderates, and now we’re stuck with these hardliners,” Kent said. “That was the Israeli strategy. It was very effective, and now we’re back in this situation. So, that’s why I’ve always said, in order for us to get ourselves out of the situation and get a deal with Iran, the first step has to be restraining the Israelis.”

These drones are now becoming the weapon of choice around the world. Staggeringly, drone attacks in conflict settings *rose 4,000% between 2020 and 2024. And they are increasingly harming noncombatants: drones accounted for 80%* of civilian deaths in the war in Sudan early this year — *killing* at least 880 people.

Trita Parsi May 18, 2026

Trita Parsi May 18, 2026

[May 14, 2026 [good article that outlines various (dishonest) approaches by centrist Democratic politicians to Democratic voters’ antipathy to Israel.]

[May 14, 2026 [good article that outlines various (dishonest) approaches by centrist Democratic politicians to Democratic voters’ antipathy to Israel.]

[May 14, 2026 [good article that outlines various (dishonest) approaches by centrist Democratic politicians to Democratic voters’ antipathy to Israel.]

[May 14, 2026 [good article that outlines various (dishonest) approaches by centrist Democratic politicians to Democratic voters’ antipathy to Israel.]

A forever war is, at its core, the pursuit of a nebulous objective against an irregular actor on an open-ended timeline. Tragically, the MAGA fever dream of cartel wars in Mexico fits this description down to the letter. Much like efforts to uproot the Taliban or Hamas, “destroying the cartels” is a nebulous and unrealistic goal for the simple reason that drug traffickers are deeply enmeshed within a domestic population. Organized crime, moreover, is driven by profit as opposed to ideology; takedowns of various cartels or kingpings are unlikely to eliminate markets for illicit services.

April 16, 2026

April 16, 2026

April 16, 2026

There is no shortage of bipartisan support for stopping former lawmakers from becoming lobbyists and cashing in on their public service. It’s now up to Congress to push one of these bills through and help ensure that America’s policies serve the people, not wealthy authoritarian regimes.

April 15, 2026

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg is the world’s second most dangerous antisemite, several spots ahead of white nationalist Nick Fuentes, according to a new report from the Israeli government.

Among the damaged facilities were 339 health facilities, 32 universities, 857 schools, tens of police and fire stations, 20 Red Crescent centers, and 120 museums and historical monuments. If a citizen in Tehran needs emergency medical assistance, wants to report a car accident or house fire, or simply needs to renew documents, they may be unable to reach the police or emergency services because stations and offices have been bombed or evacuated to avoid casualties.

A disgusting comparison.

Crossposted from https://altmedia.house/post/254013

Robert Putnam’s two-level game framework captures this trap precisely: leaders must simultaneously satisfy international negotiating partners and domestic audiences, and when those two demands pull in opposite directions, the leader is paralyzed. That gives him the power to block any deal that falls short of his conditions, but not the leverage to deliver the outcome those conditions require.

Gaza war: Where does Israel get its weapons? | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-68737412

Mar 31, 2026

Mar 31, 2026

Mar 31, 2026

March 30, 2026

March 30, 2026

Apparently you can Free Market™ so hard that it makes a crippled warship

The far greater significance lies in the political sphere. With Larijani gone, a relatively moderate figure accustomed to dealing with the West — and one who wielded significant influence within the system — is eliminated. This makes any potential off-ramp or diplomatic settlement of the war vastly more difficult.

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