Weekend Edition: Israel's Killing of 6-Year-Old Hind Rajab and US Complicity

 

Trinidad and Tobago Mulls Historic Disaster Declaration After 'Ghost Ship' Oil Spill

"Right now the situation is not under control," the prime minister said Sunday on the eve of the Caribbean nation's world-renowned Carnival.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trinidad-and-tobago

As IDF Rafah Invasion Looms, Progressives Urge Biden to 'End the Complicity' in Gaza Genocide

"Clearing Rafah is not war, it is not defense, it is an outright attack on the innocent," said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/rafah-invasion

'Head-Spinning Upset' as Imran Khan's PTI Wins Most Seats in Pakistani Election

Independent candidates affiliated with the jailed former prime minister's party staged a shock upset despite allegations of widespread electoral fraud led by Pakistan's military.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/pakistan-elections-2667236169

Missing 6-Year-Old Gaza Girl Hind Rajab Found Dead With Massacred Family, Rescue Workers

Rajab drew worldwide attention following the publication of her desperate plea for help as she sat surrounded by relatives slain by Israeli troops. Two paramedics sent to rescue the child were also killed by Israeli forces.

https://www.commondreams.org/news/hind-rajab

'Cliff-Like' Collapse of Critical Current System More Likely Than Thought: Study

"The new study adds significantly to the rising concern about an AMOC collapse in the not-too-distant future," said one scientist. "We will ignore this at our peril."
https://www.commondreams.org/news/amoc-current-collapse-2667230243

Feds 'All F—king Tied Up in Knots' Over How to Handle Election Threats

Top CIA, DHS, DOJ, and FBI officials recently gathered to discuss simulations on deepfakes and violence at the polls—and, as one journalist put it, "the results weren't encouraging."

https://www.commondreams.org/news/us-elections-2024

As ExxonMobil Moves In, Venezuela Boosts Forces Along Disputed Border With Guyana

"The current border impasse between Guyana and Venezuela is yet another example of United States imperialism's design to expand and usurp countries' natural resources around the world," said one observer.

https://www.commondreams.org/news/venezuela-guyana-border-dispute

'When We Fight, We Win': California Fast Food Workers Launch Union

Workers have shown "when they come together what kind of power they can have to really take on massive corporations like Starbucks, McDonald's, and Burger King," said one labor leader.

https://www.commondreams.org/news/california-fast-food-union

Rights Advocates Urge Biden to Stop Stigmatizing 'Abortion on Demand'

"If Biden insists on hinging his entire campaign on abortion because it's more popular than he is, it would behoove him to actually use the messaging that we use to talk about abortion, without stigma," said one advocate.

https://www.commondreams.org/news/biden-abortion-on-demand

Biden Memo on US Arms Transfers Called 'Too Little Too Late'

"If existing restrictions were enforced, the U.S. would have firmly halted all offensive military support for Israel rather than continuing to fuel its devastating war," said one group.

https://www.commondreams.org/news/biden-memo-arms-transfers

Experts Call on ICC to 'Prosecute Israelis Responsible for Bombing Hospitals'

"There is a particularly cruel circular logic at play here: Israeli forces, as they bomb and besiege Gaza, are creating an urgent need for medical care among civilians while simultaneously denying them access to it."

https://www.commondreams.org/news/icc-prosecute-israel-hospitals

Antarctic Tipping Point That Occurred 8,000 Years Ago 'Could Happen Again'

"We now have direct evidence that this ice sheet suffered rapid ice loss in the past," said a Cambridge researcher.

https://www.commondreams.org/news/antarctic-tipping-point

WEEK IN REVIEW: 'Era of Global Boiling'; UPS Strike Averted; Bernie's $17 Minimum Wage Bill

 

The Week in Review July 28, 2023 'Wrong and Frightening': Alito Claims Congress Can't Regulate SCOTUS "What a surprise, guy who is supposed to enforce checks and balances thinks checks shouldn't apply to him," said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. July 27, 2023 UN Chief Proclaims 'Era of Global Boiling' as July Set to Be Hottest Month Ever Recorded "We can still stop the worst," U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres insisted. "But to do so we must turn a year of burning heat into a year of burning ambition." July 26, 2023 'Climate Upheaval': Wildfires Kill Dozens Across Mediterranean At least nine nations in northern Africa and southern Europe are struggling to contain blazes. Meanwhile, policymakers are still allowing corporate interests to pour more fossil fuels onto the raging fire of climate chaos. July 26, 2023 Facing Widespread Precarity, Young US Voters Are Becoming Even More Progressive "This generation has never felt secure—personally, physically, financially," said one pollster. July 25, 2023 'Time for Congress to Act': Sanders, Scott Unveil $17 Federal Minimum Wage Bill "Raising the federal wage floor is the single most efficient, effective—and wildly popular—bipartisan tool we have to deliver economic stability to working people," said one supporter of the legislation. July 25, 2023 UPS Strike Likely Averted as Teamsters Celebrate 'Historic' Contract Victory "This contract sets a new standard in the labor movement and raises the bar for all workers," said Teamsters president Sean O'Brien. July 24, 2023 DOJ Sues Texas, Greg Abbott Over 'Barbaric' Rio Grande Buoy Barrier "This floating barrier poses threats to navigation and public safety and presents humanitarian concerns," said Associate U.S. Attorney General Vanita Gupta. July 24, 2023 Israeli Parliament Approves Part of Judicial Overhaul as Protests Rage Israel's top labor union threatened a general strike and demonstrators blocked the entrance to the Knesset as Netanyahu's coalition voted unanimously in favor of the measure.

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