Wednesday, August 13, 2025
Trump Has a New Definition of Human Rights
For nearly half a century, the State Department has reported annually on human-rights conditions in countries around the world. The purpose of this exercise is not to cast aspersions, but to collect and disseminate reliable information. Congress mandated the reports back in 1977, and since then, legislators and diplomats have used them to shape decisions about sanctions, foreign aid, immigration, and political asylum. more
Israeli Officials Reportedly Held Talks About Displacing Palestinians to War-Torn South Sudan
"If implemented, the plans would amount to transferring people from one war-ravaged land at risk of famine to another," the Associated Press said. more
Trump Names Strait, Stallone And Kiss For Kennedy Center Honors And Says He'll Host The Awards Show
Trump says he'll “fully renovate” the entire infrastructure of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts to make it a “crown jewel” of arts and culture in the United States. more
Trump’s approval ratings drop with Republicans as he deals with Epstein fallout and tariff concerns
Donald Trump’s approval ratings with Republicans have dropped as he handles fallout from the so-called “Epstein Files”, and concerns about rising prices linked to his global tariffs. more
Trump says he’ll seek ‘long-term’ control of DC police and signals he’ll target other cities next
Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would ask Congress for “long-term” control of Washington DC’s police department and signaled he expected other Democratic-led cities to change their laws in response to his deployment of national guard troops and federal agents into the capital.
Top Journalism Watchdog Rebukes International Community for Silence on Israeli 'War Crime'
"It is hard to see," said the head of the Committee to Protect Journalists, "if Israel can wipe out an entire news crew without the international community so much as batting an eye, what will stop further attacks on reporters." more
International Medical Workers Decry Israel's 'Deliberate Assault' on Their Gaza Colleagues
"We refuse to be silent while our colleagues are starved and shot by Israel," whose "ongoing genocide and deepening siege have effectively destroyed the entire health system in Gaza." more
Republicans Suddenly Claim They’re Terrified to Live in D.C.
Republicans are suddenly petrified of Washington—in the nick of time.
Hours after Donald Trump deployed 800 National Guard members to the streets of the nation’s capital, conservative lawmakers took to the airwaves to perpetuate the fearmongering. more
Head of Largest US Teachers Union Warns Trump Budget Law Will Worsen Child Hunger Crisis
"These are not abstract numbers," wrote National Education Association president Becky Pringle. "These are real children who show up to school eager to learn but are instead distracted by hunger." MORE
Trump's Military Occupation of DC Egged On by Corporate Lobbyists: Report
In some cases, corporate groups have posed as small business owners besieged by rising crime rates. more
Tuesday, August 12, 2025
Karoline Leavitt says chief of police now answers to Trump who is Commander-in-Chief of DC force
The White House has confirmed what it says is the temporary chain of command for the District of Columbia police force over the next month, placing the ultimate authority for the department with President Donald Trump. more
Are You Really A “Winner” If You Have to Rig the Rules to Win?
If you want to learn how to play the game, boys and girls, forget all that old-fashioned stuff like “do your best,” “be a good sport,” and “respect the game.” more
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