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Sunday, October 5, 2025 ■ Today's Top News  Mass Firing Threat Proves Shutdown Is 'Project 2025 in Action,' Says Jayapal The White House "does want to use the shutdown to inflict more pain on the American people, instead of addressing the healthcare crisis that we have." By Julia Conley Israel Condemned as Sumud Flotilla Organizers Report 'Harsh Treatment' in Detention US Rep. Ro Khanna demanded that Israel release American flotilla member David Adler, whose family has not heard from him since October 1. By Julia Conley US Congressman Ro Khanna on Sunday demanded the Israeli government’s release of David Adler, a US citizen who was one of the organizers intercepted by Israeli forces last week after they came close to breaking the country’s blockade on Gaza with the Global Sumud Flotilla. As Marco Sermoneta, Israel’s consul general to the Pacific Northwest in the US, dismissed reports that humanitarians who were aboard the flotilla’s 50 boats are being deprived of food and water and mistreated in an Israeli detention center, Khanna (D-Calif.) called on the diplomat to confirm that Adler, a California resident, is a safe. RECOMMENDED... ‘Pure Incitement’: Google Rebuked Over Israeli Sponsored Propaganda Aimed at Global Sumud Flotilla As Israeli Forces Seize Final Sumud Boat, Another Flotilla Sails Toward Gaza “I am most concerned about David Adler, a Californian and Jewish American, who is in the Ketziot prison,” said Khanna. “I spoke to his sister last night and their family is deeply anxious. Can you assure us he will be released and sent home safely?” Khanna said Saturday that Adler’s family has not had contact with him since October 1, the day before a majority of the flotilla’s boats were stopped from reaching Gaza to deliver humanitarian aid. The congressman said he plans to lead a delegation letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Israeli Ambassador to the US Michael Leiter on Monday and expressed hope that “every colleague, particularly every California member, will sign.” “Our government must stand up for an American citizen’s fair treatment and release,” said Khanna. The Israeli Foreign Ministry said Saturday that 137 of the rights advocates who were aboard the flotilla had been deported to Turkey; they were from the United Kingdom, Italy, and the United States. More than 400 humanitarians, lawmakers, and lawyers were aboard the vessels, including Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, who told Swedish officials Saturday that she has been “subjected to harsh treatment in Israeli custody” in recent days. The Guardian obtained correspondence from Sweden’s Foreign Ministry that described Israeli authorities taking photos of the climate campaigner “holding flags,” the identity of which was not reported. “The embassy has been able to meet with Greta,” reads an email sent by the Foreign Ministry to people close to Thunberg and viewed by The Guardian. “She informed of dehydration. She has received insufficient amounts of both water and food. She also stated that she had developed rashes which she suspects were caused by bedbugs. She spoke of harsh treatment and said she had been sitting for long periods on hard surfaces.” Turkish activist Ersin Çelik, who also participated in the Sumud flotilla, told Anadolu that Israeli authorities “dragged little Greta by her hair before our eyes, beat her, and forced her to kiss the Israeli flag. They did everything imaginable to her, as a warning to others.” Another humanitarian told reporters that the Sumud flotilla campaigners had been “woken up at 3 in the morning with dogs and snipers walking into our rooms” and prevented from having medicine. “If Netanyahu’s government is treating Greta Thunberg this way, imagine how they are treating women and children in Gaza,” said Khanna on Sunday. Talks on a peace plan between Israel and Hamas, proposed last week by US President Donald Trump, are scheduled to begin Monday in Egypt. Hamas has said it is willing to release the remaining hostages the group has been holding captive in Gaza since October 7, 2023 in exchange for the release of nearly 2,000 Palestinians detained by Israel. 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Some Great News That’ll Ruin Trump’s Weekend, And Hopefully Brighten Yours Biden gets the applause Trump begs for, AOC delivers, and more Scott Dworkin Sep 13 After this week, I’m glad to have some good news for you today—stories of hope, defiance, and much-needed positive vibes. Here at The Dworkin Report, we crush Trump’s propaganda with our reporting—while mobilizing the resistance on social media—and running a massive Contact Congress campaign. So if you believe in independent journalism that fights back, please join us as a paid subscriber today: THE NEXT DAY A day after Trump had protesters yelling in his face before dinner, former President Joe Biden went out to eat at a different DC restaurant. And guess what? No protesters. Just applause, cheers, selfies, and handshakes. FOR NOW, NOT CHICAGO Instead of Trump sending the National Guard to Chicago—for now—he’s sending them to Memphis, TN. Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker didn’t celebrate the news, saying: “It's disturbing that [Trump] is hellbent on sending troops onto America's streets. Using those who serve in uniform as political props is insulting. None of this is normal.” Chicago’s Mayor Brandon Johnson credited the community for pushing back: “Because of the unified opposition … the Trump administration backed down.” AOC DOES IT AGAIN I’m not sure how Dem Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez pulls it off, but once again she is working with Republicans on things that actually help America. AOC joined forces with GOP Rep. Nicole Malliotakis on a bill to fund Healthy Start—which provides healthcare and birthing assistance to mothers and families with young children in 39 states, Puerto Rico, and DC. Their legislation would help fund the program through 2030. REMEMBER CAWTHORN? In other news, do you remember disgraced former GOP Rep. Madison Cawthorn? Well, he was arrested—again—this time for failing to appear in court. And to think, he was trying to make a political comeback. No thanks. FBI AND KASH GET SUED Former FBI officials sued the Trump regime, including Pam Bondi, and Kash Patel—claiming they were fired in retaliation for investigating Trump. The three former staffers, who have over 90 combined years of experience at the FBI, are asking to be reinstated with backpay. I hope they win. WHO ARE YOU PROTECTING? OH, TRUMP Next week, Kash Patel will appear before the House Judiciary Committee. In preparation, Dem Rep. Jamie Raskin is demanding Patel show how far the FBI and DoJ went to cover up evidence of Trump’s Epstein ties. In a letter to Patel, Raskin stated: “You know precisely who is implicated in the Epstein files, yet you refuse to release them. Who are you protecting and why?” Just release the files, already! SO COLD Just one day after Charlie Kirk was shot, Trump was on TV doing that weird fist-pump dance to “YMCA” at Yankee Stadium. And earlier on Friday, when asked on Fox how he could unite the country, Trump shrugged and said: “I couldn’t care less.” Later in the day, Trump was asked how he was “holding up.” He coldly responded: “Very good. By the way, right there you see all the trucks. They just started construction of the new ballroom for the White House.” This is what we’re up against—a selfish buffoon who “couldn’t care less” about the country he claims to lead. That’s why I’ve spent nearly a decade taking on Trump. And I’m not about to slow down now. I’ll continue to deliver unfiltered news briefs, run an unmatched social media operation, and manage our massive Contact Congress initiative. I have no billionaire investors behind my work. No advertisers, no corporate boards—just amazing support from our readers like you. So if you believe in independent journalism that amplifies the resistance, mobilizes action, and fights back every single day—then I hope you’ll join us as a paid subscriber: Let’s keep building. Let’s keep fighting. We’ll get through this all together. Onward! Scott Help spread this news—like this post and re-stack using the ♻️ button below! What do you think explains the stark difference in how Biden and Trump are received in public spaces?

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I think Biden’s reception shows how weary we are of this catastrophe-a-minute, angry, vitriolic, self-serving hate-monger in office and WE WANT STEADY, PEACEFUL, COMPASSIONATE LEADERSHIP BACK. Biden embodies that.

I miss Joe so badly that it hurts.😞

I miss Obama so badly it hurts and hurts.

I miss having a compassionate, intelligent, calm and rational person at the helm, period. And Obama and Biden were both that.

That used to be the minimum requirement for the presidency: "compassionate, intelligent, calm and rational person".

Yeah. Now it’s the opposite. It’s like those qualities are considered weaknesses and those possessing them are to be bullied and fired. It’s a grade school playground out there.

Only among MAGAts. The rest of us still want those qualities in all our leaders, and our neighbors, and our friends. How the hell do MAGAts get through the day? "Hell is Other People"!

It is amazing how President Biden, the best President in my 78 years, looks younger every day…while trump is failing right before our eyes!

Thank you President Biden for all the good you did for America!

Have you seen very recent photos of him? The right side of his mouth is drooping seriously. Imho, the reason he wasn’t visible for about a week was because he suffered a mild stroke. I haven’t seen a recent video of him walking, has anyone?

The number of people with common sense and caring hearts is so much greater than we all realize. Given the opportunity to demonstrate this in seemingly small ways, appeals to a far greater number than acknowledged.

I really want to believe in what's right,this won't be easy because there must be a very high number of powerful pedos on those files. It is very clear almost the entire Republican congress is comprised and are in desperate measures to keep the 2026 midterms from happening. This pedo ring must have global power involved as well,I'm almost positive Musk has an unredacted copy to keep him in business and to keep him from deportation.

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