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Leaked Pentagon Docs Show U.S. & U.K. Special Forces Already in Ukraine as War Heads to Stalemate
We look more at what recently leaked Pentagon documents reveal about the war in Ukraine, and U.S. spying on both its adversaries and its allies, including Israel. In Part 2 of our interview with James Bamford, the longtime investigative journalist discusses how the leaks challenge the corporate media’s portrayal of the war in Ukraine, and more. Bamford’s latest book is Spyfail: Foreign Spies, Moles, Saboteurs, and the Collapse of America’s Counterintelligence.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Trashed For Cooking Up Wild Defense Of Alleged Leaker
Democrats and Republicans alike condemned the Georgia Republican’s latest hot take.
Reinstated Tennessee Lawmaker Goes Viral For Smacking Down Colleague’s ‘Bigotry’
“Stop using God to justify your bigotry. Stop using God to justify hatred and racism,” state Rep. Justin Jones told his Republican colleague.
As The Deaths Pile Up, Experts Ask: Why Are Police Involved In Mental Health Crises?
The recent deaths of Gershun Freeman and Irvo Otieno come amid a push to remove officers from handling crisis intervention.
Nebraska Advances Trans Care Ban For Minors — With A Twist
Lawmakers promised behind closed doors to hammer out a compromise between supporters and opponents of the bill before it’s passed.
2 Ex-LA Sheriff’s Deputies Accused Of Violating Skateboarder’s Civil Rights
Miguel Vega, 32, and Christopher Hernandez, 37, are accused of detaining a 23-year-old skateboarder in 2020 without cause and then covering up the man’s detention.
The Long Haul: Millions with COVID Face Chronic Illness as Biden Declares End to National Emergency
President Biden has declared an end to the COVID-19 national emergency, but people living with long COVID say the pandemic is far from over. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found nearly one in five people infected with COVID-19 go on to experience symptoms of long COVID. We speak to science writer Ryan Prior about the movement to expand research and resources for those with long COVID, and his own experience living with the chronic illness.
Author Carol Anderson on How Anti-Blackness Drives U.S. Gun Culture & Right-Wing Assault on Democracy
We discuss the debate over gun control, as well as Republican attacks on democracy, with author and academic Carol Anderson, who says U.S. gun culture has always been connected to “the inherent, fundamental fear of Black people.
“Not Giving Up”: Expelled Black Tennessee Lawmakers Are Reinstated as Movement for Gun Control Grows
As the world watched, the Shelby County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously Wednesday to reappoint Justin Pearson to the Tennessee House of Representatives, less than a week after the Republican-led House voted to expel him and fellow state Representative Justin Jones from the body for joining peaceful protests against gun violence after the school massacre in Nashville. Pearson and Jones were the two youngest Black lawmakers in the Tennessee House.
The abortion pill rulings are scaring the FDA and drugmakers. Here’s why.
The ramifications from Friday’s decision for the FDA and the drug industry could be felt for decades.
“Spyfail” Author James Bamford: What Leaked Pentagon Docs Show About Ukraine War, U.S. Spying on Allies
The Justice Department has launched a criminal investigation into a recent leak of highly classified Pentagon intelligence documents revealing secrets about the war in Ukraine, as well as details about the U.S. spying on a number of its adversaries, as well as its allies, including Israel and South Korea.
Tucker Carlson Might Have Just Delivered His Most Racist Fox News Rant Yet
The Fox News host suggested Tennessee lawmaker Justin Pearson, who is Black, talks like a “sharecropper.
‘Such An Idiot’: Nicolle Wallace Bursts Out Laughing Over Trump Comment On Fox News
The MSNBC anchor took aim at the former president’s embrace of authoritarian leaders.
Dianne Feinstein Asks To Be Temporarily Replaced On Judiciary Committee
Some Democrats have called for the California senator to step aside so the party can confirm Joe Biden’s top nominees.
Donald Trump Reportedly Lied When He Told Tucker Carlson People Cried At His Arrest
The former president said on Fox News that courthouse employees were crying and apologizing to him, but a source tells Yahoo! that’s “absolute BS.
Trump-Nominated Judge Who Issued Radical Abortion Pill Ruling Cited An Absurd ‘Study’
The conservative federal judge in Texas cited a study of responses to subway ads in an order that could ban the abortion pill mifepristone nationwide.
Leaked Pentagon Docs Show U.S. & U.K. Special Forces Already in Ukraine as War Heads to Stalemate
We look more at what recently leaked Pentagon documents reveal about the war in Ukraine, and U.S. spying on both its adversaries and its allies, including Israel. In Part 2 of our interview with James Bamford, the longtime investigative journalist discusses how the leaks challenge the corporate media’s portrayal of the war in Ukraine, and more. Bamford’s latest book is Spyfail: Foreign Spies, Moles, Saboteurs, and the Collapse of America’s Counterintelligence.
Filipino Activist Condemns U.S. Military Drills, Warns That War with China Would Devastate Philippines
Protesters in the Philippines have been speaking out against the growing U.S. military presence in the country as nearly 18,000 troops from both countries take part in a massive military drill in the South China Sea. This comes as tension is escalating between the United States and China over espionage, economic competition and the war in Ukraine. The Philippines, a former U.S.
“Terrorism from the Sky”: Burmese Junta Bombs Civilians, Killing 100, Escalating Attack on Resistance
Burma’s military junta carried out its deadliest attack yet on civilians in rebel-held areas when it bombed a meeting of community leaders Tuesday in the Sagaing region, killing an estimated 100 people, including 30 children. The military junta has increasingly used airstrikes to crush the resistance since it seized power in 2021, often targeting schools and clinics run by the opposition.
The abortion pill rulings are scaring the FDA and drugmakers. Here’s why.
The ramifications from Friday’s decision for the FDA and the drug industry could be felt for decades.
Arizona Abortion Provider: Texas Ruling on Mifepristone Leaves Patients & Clinics “in Limbo”
We look at how racial disparities in healthcare treatment and access will shape the impact of anti-abortion rulings with Dr. DeShawn Taylor, an OB-GYN physician, abortion provider and owner of Desert Star Family Planning in Phoenix — the only Black-owned independent abortion provider in the border state of Arizona. Her upcoming book is Undue Burden: A Black Woman Physician on Being Christian and Pro-Abortion in the Reproductive Justice Movement.
Trump Describes What Happened When He Was Arrested, And You Can Guess Who Cried
There is also a “sir” in this story.
Ted Cruz Tweet Ages As Badly As Possible After Louisville Shooting
The Texas senator cast banks as the gold standard for security due to their use of armed guards.
Republican Colorado Lawmaker Rips State’s Disabilities Bill In Bizarre Speech
Rep. Richard Holtorf said the bill isn’t needed because Spain won’t let “running of the bulls” participants in Pamplona sue if they get injured.
North Dakota Governor Signs Trans Athlete Bans Into Law
North Dakota’s Republican Gov. Doug Burgum has signed two transgender athlete bans into law.
Republicans Are Silent On The Abortion Pill Ruling, Despite Confirming The Judge Behind It
GOP senators voted for the Trump-appointed judge knowing he was rabidly anti-abortion. But none would tell HuffPost if they’re happy about his court order.
“Spyfail” Author James Bamford: What Leaked Pentagon Docs Show About Ukraine War, U.S. Spying on Allies
The Justice Department has launched a criminal investigation into a recent leak of highly classified Pentagon intelligence documents revealing secrets about the war in Ukraine, as well as details about the U.S. spying on a number of its adversaries, as well as its allies, including Israel and South Korea.
“Devastating”: GOP Texas Gov. Moves to Pardon Man Convicted of Murdering Black Lives Matter Protester
Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott says he is “working as swiftly” as possible to pardon a U.S. Army sergeant who was just convicted Friday of murdering a Black Lives Matter protester in 2020 just blocks from the Texas state Capitol. Daniel Perry was also convicted of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon for fatally shooting 28-year-old Air Force veteran Garrett Foster.