Israel bombs Gaza; the UK and Colombia stop sharing intelligence with the U.S.; House set to vote to reopen U.S. government
Drop Site Daily: November 12, 2025…

Fox News Misled Viewers About “Riots” Before Trump Ordered Troops to Portland
The outlet used footage from the 2020 protests after the police killing of George Floyd and said it was from 2025.

World Energy Outlook Underscores Inevitable Clean Energy Growth, Urgency of Rapid Fossil Fuel Phaseout
The International Energy Agency (IEA) released its annual World Energy Outlook today detailing trends in and scenarios for energy demand, supply, and…

Demand Transportation Board Block Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern Mega-Merger!
Fifty years ago, there were 71 major US railroad companies. Now just 4 rail corporations control 90% of the market -- and two of them are on the verge…

Sometimes The Media Ignoring A Major Story Becomes The Story—And Other Notes
Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley):…

How Trump Has Exploited Pardons and Clemency to Reward Allies and Supporters
The post How Trump Has Exploited Pardons and Clemency to Reward Allies and Supporters appeared first on ProPublica.

Out of Time
The modern view of time asserts it is an objective measurement; it ticks away and for everyone ends in death. So fight the clock; fight death. Hurry,…

I Was One of the First People to Say ‘Don’t Run, Joe.’ Now I’m Saying ‘Step Down, Chuck.’
Senate Democrats’ collapse in the latest government funding fight is just the latest example of the party’s inability to advance bold members to p…

Capitulation at Columbia
Fear and Loathing Under the New Rules.

Patrick Lawrence: Al-Qaeda Goes to Washington
Al–Sharaa’s White House visit is a reminder of Washington’s longstanding abhorrence of democratic processes and anyone — beyond the perimeter…

Data Centers Devour Electricity. Private Equity Is Buying Utilities to Cash In
The seizure of public utilities for the sake of profit may lead to a disaster for consumers — and the planet.

“Riots Raging”: The Misleading Story Fox News Told About Portland Before Trump Sent Troops
The post “Riots Raging”: The Misleading Story Fox News Told About Portland Before Trump Sent Troops appeared first on ProPublica.

“Regime Change” in Venezuela is a Euphemism for U.S.-Inflicted Carnage
For decades, Washington has sold the world a deadly lie: that “regime change” brings freedom, that U.S. bombs and blockades can somehow deliver de…

Can the G20 Do More Than Serve Markets and Investors?
Multilateralism is in tatters. Instead of rules-based, consensus agreements, global economic relations have largely devolved into one-on-one arm-twist…

Fear and Loathing at Columbia University
On September 17, 2025, one month before I was to teach my annual social justice reporting class at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journali…

Tariff Dividend Checks for Dummies (i.e., the People in Policy Debates)
)ver 300 million people would be getting Trump’s $2,000 checks. That comes to more than $600 billion. Trump’s tariffs are raising around $270 bill…

From Red Bull to Gaza: The Empire of Wreckage
A professional cyclist from Spain was recently paralyzed from the chest down after a catastrophic crash at a Red Bull event. He rides for Monster —…

Livestream: Why Israel fears Zohran Mamdani
Peter Oborne discusses new book on how Britain aided and abetted Israel’s genocide. Editors discuss Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral victory in New York,…

PATRICK LAWRENCE: Al-Qaeda Goes to Washington
Al–Sharaa’s White House visit is a reminder of Washington’s longstanding abhorrence of democratic processes and anyone — beyond the perimeter…

The Queen’s Coup
Queen Elizabeth II of England advised the governor-general he could overthrow the elected government of Australia 50 years ago today – and he did, J…

"You Have a Mother"
We lost my dear friend, Lola Mozes, who survived Auschwitz, this morning. I wrote her story a decade ago.

‘Peace Is / Peace is Not’ Campaign
In 2025, “peace” has been reduced to a political buzzword. President Trump aspires to be seen as a peacemaker—boasting about ending wars—yet h…

CN at 30: JOHN PILGER: The Forgotten Coup
Today is the 50th anniversary of the C.I.A./Buckingham Palace coup against Australia’s government on Nov. 11, 1975. As part of our 30th anniversary…

How Government Shutdowns Leave Polluting Legacies
Previous pauses in EPA enforcement indicate that a lack of federal oversight can embolden polluters.

Western Backlash to Ireland’s New President Over Israel
The outspoken new Irish president on Israel and NATO was inaugurated today and already the knives are out for her, writes Mick Hall. By Mick Hall Spec…

Democrats Have Shown Their Hand in Caving to GOP Bill. What Happens Next?
David Dayen of The American Prospect discusses what could be the end of the longest government shutdown in US history.

Israel's Rampage Across the West Bank & a Look at "The Epstein Files"
Palestinian human rights lawyer Diana Buttu joins Drop Site's Sharif Abdel Kouddous and Murtaza Hussain on the latest in the West Bank and Gaza, and H…

Chicagoans Refuse to Be Cowed in the Face of Unrelenting State Violence
Chicago is giving the US “a stellar example of how to fight back against these xenophobic pogroms,” said one organizer.

British Muslim Journalist To Be Freed From ICE Detention
Sami Hamdi, a British Muslim journalist and commentator who Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents detained two weeks ago at an airport under no c…

WATCH: The Media’s Responsibility in Genocide
Mainstream media cannot escape its guilt in helping to facilitate the genocide in Gaza, says journalist Mary Kostakidis. Journalist Mary Kostakidis ex…

Veteran Affairs Losing Doctors and Nurses Amid Understaffing, Facility Closures
Hundreds of VA staff warned that policy changes under Trump will “negatively affect the lives of all veterans.”…

An Interview With A Chicago Teacher On Fighting Back Against ICE
Since early September, Chicago has been the latest target of the Trump administration’s brutal Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Departmen…

If Trump Sells Student Loan Portfolio, Paths To Debt Cancellation Could Close
Trump administration officials are once again exploring the possibility of selling portions of the federal government’s $1.6 trillion student loan p…

Al-Sharaa visits Trump at White House; Over 6,000 amputation cases in Gaza; Car bombs in India and Pakistan
Drop Site Daily: November 11, 2025…

Israeli Spy Stayed for Weeks at a Time With Jeffrey Epstein in Manhattan
Leaked emails show Epstein working on a wire transfer to Ehud Barak's top aide, Yoni Koren, who regularly stayed at his apartment.

How a Gap in Tennessee’s Probation System Leaves Domestic Violence Victims in Danger
The post How a Gap in Tennessee’s Probation System Leaves Domestic Violence Victims in Danger appeared first on ProPublica.

This Is All Our Rulers Are Offering Us
Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley):…

Palestine in Pictures: October 2025
A monthly digest of key developments in Palestine showcasing powerful images by photojournalists.

Settler violence hits record level
Israel deports foreign activists participating in West Bank olive harvest.

Exclusive: Absconded activist refuses to be “prisoner of war”
Sean Middlebrough says he and fellow Palestine Action activists were “kidnapped” by British counter-terrorism police at the point of a gun.

Senate Democrats cave on health care to end 40-day U.S. government shutdown; Pakistan senators drive another nail into the coffin of their democracy
Drop Site Daily: November 10, 2025…

America is a Banana Republic
El Presidente Donald Trump is the gringo version of brutal and corrupt dictators foisted on Latin American countries by their oligarchs and Yankee imp…

I've Got A New Book Of My Paintings With Prints You Can Cut Out And Hang On Your Wall
Okay I’m going to try something I’ve never tried before.

“No Separation Between Church and State”: Inside a Texas Church’s Training Academy for Christians Running for Office
The post “No Separation Between Church and State”: Inside a Texas Church’s Training Academy for Christians Running for Office appeared first on…

Israel Constantly Stretches The Ceasefire Rules Because That's What Israelis Do
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The US Empire Keeps Getting Creepier
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Turn It Up: Hero With A Hero Is Icing On the Cake
Hope glimmers. After an election that saw "democrats in array" rising up to thunderously repudiate anything connected with a doddering tyrant - "Appar…

Americans Send a Message on Affordability as Confidence Hits New Lows
President Trump promised to lower costs on day one. Ten months into his second term, his administration now says America’s affordability crisis is a…

Israel violates ceasefire, attacks Palestinians at Gaza wedding
Israeli army, settlers carry out nearly 2,400 attacks in occupied West Bank in October.

Hypersonic Missiles, Imperial Wars, and Resistance: The New US-Russia Clash in Latin America
As Russia moves to supply Venezuela with hypersonic missiles, Washington faces growing defiance across Latin America. Colombia and Mexico lead regiona…

How The CIA & Mossad Set Up Sudan for Genocide since the 1990s
Behind the headlines of “civil war” and “tribal clashes,” Sudan’s collapse reveals a U.S.-engineered campaign of starvation, displacement, a…

Alaska’s Public Schools Serve as Emergency Shelters. Those Buildings Are Also in Crisis.
The post Alaska’s Public Schools Serve as Emergency Shelters. Those Buildings Are Also in Crisis. appeared first on ProPublica.

Dismissing Criminal Prosecution of Boeing is Outrageous, Unconscionable
A federal judge in Texas today dismissed a criminal conspiracy case against Boeing over two crashes of its 737 Max jetliner that killed 346 people. Ro…

US: Millions Face Soaring Health Costs as Subsidies Expire
The US Congress’ failure to extend public subsidies for private health insurance threatens the right to health and financial security of millions of…

How America Left Their Own to Die in the '73 Chilean Coup (w/ John Dinges) | The Chris Hedges Report
John Dinges dives deep into the real story of two American journalists who were killed in Chile in the aftermath of the CIA-backed military coup of Sa…

Fatema Al Harbi: The Arab Working Overtime to Defend Israel’s Genocide
Fatema Al Harbi built her career defending Israel’s actions in Gaza, partnering with Israeli intelligence-linked groups and spreading propaganda tha…

Taxpayers bankroll military contractors’ buybacks and dividends
Polygraph | Newsletter n°321 | 3 Nov 2025…

Trump’s Greatest Ally is The Democratic Party
The Democratic Party and its liberal allies refuse to call for mass mobilization and strikes — the only tools that can thwart Trump’s emergent aut…

Chris Hedges on Bad Hasbara: The Dingo Ate Your Integrity
Matt and Daniel are joined by Chris Hedges, to cover his unceremonious cancellation by the National Press Club of Australia, and the consolidation of…

Arms companies pay shareholders more cash than they generate
Polygraph | Newsletter n°320 | 30 Oct 2025…

Hi-Tech Holocaust: How Microsoft Aids The Gaza Genocide
From storing Palestinian data to fueling A.I. kill lists, Microsoft’s Azure cloud has become a key weapon in Israel’s Gaza war. The post Hi-Tech H…

Big profits, rare losses among the top military contractors
Polygraph | Newsletter n°319 | 24 Oct 2025…

Nobel “Peace” Prize of Shame & the UK/Israeli Crackdown, with Tadhg Hickey
Irish comedian Tadhg Hickey joins Mnar Adley to expose Maria Corina Machado’s Nobel “Peace” Prize farce and the UK’s crackdown on pro-Palestin…

Israel still holds thousands of Palestinians hostage
Polygraph | Newsletter n°318 | 15 Oct 2025…

US has spent at least $38 billion on Israel since October 2023
Polygraph | Newsletter n°317 | 10 Oct 2025…