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This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.AMY GOODMAN: For more on the criminalization of dissent and repression of pro-Palestinian activism, we’re joined now from Philadelphia by Palestinian human rights lawyer, Rutgers University professor Noura Erakat. She is the author of Justice for Some: Law and the Question of Palestine. Her most recent article for the Boston Review is called “The Boomerang Comes Back: How […]

New Mexico “measles death” is based on MEDICAL FRAUD: medical report disregarded patient’s comorbidities, relied on faulty testing on a CORPSE In a move that reeks of medical manipulation and malfeasance, New Mexico health officials announced on Thursday that an adult in Lea County tested positive for measles post-mortem, yet refused to confirm whether the infection was actually present or had any roll in the individual's death. The announcement, […]

In Syria, over a thousand people have been killed, the vast majority of them civilians, in a spate of massacres largely targeting the country’s Alawite religious minority. Syria’s longtime ruling family, the Assads, are members of the Alawite sect. The recent clashes began Thursday after coordinated attacks by gunmen linked to the former regime killed over 200 members of the new government’s security forces. In response, government forces along with […]

Maine court shields school staff from liability after they FORCED COVID-19 jab into minor WITHOUT PARENTAL CONSENT In a shocking blow to parental rights and informed consent, the Maine Supreme Judicial Court has ruled that school medical staff cannot be held accountable for administering a COVID-19 vaccine to a child without parental permission. The decision, rooted in the controversial PREP Act, has sparked outrage among advocates for medical freedom […]

TARIFF WAR LOOMS: Trump warns Trudeau of more tariffs following Canada’s retaliation President Donald Trump's 25 percent tariffs on Canadian imports have prompted Canada to impose reciprocal tariffs on U.S. goods, setting off a trade conflict between the two nations. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau directly addressed Trump, calling the tariffs "a very dumb thing to do," and warned of potential market instability and job losses in the United States. Trump responded […]

Syrian Security Forces Accused of Massacring Hundreds of Christian and Alawite CiviliansPalestinians Queue in Long Bread Lines as Israel Cuts Electricity to GazaTrump Defends Putin's Attacks on Ukraine as Russian Air Raids Kill DozensCanada's Mark Carney Wins Liberal Party Election, Will Replace Trudeau as Prime MinisterDHS Strips Union Rights from 47,000 TSA Workers; HHS Offers Buyouts to 80,000 WorkersTrump Reportedly Reins In Musk's Power After "Explosive" Cabinet MeetingTrump Expands Retribution […]

CDC finally forced to investigate vaccine-autism links, after decades of anecdotal evidence going ignored The CDC finally plans to study the potential link between vaccines and autism, after decades of anecdotal evidence going ignored. Autism rates have skyrocketed from 1 in 1,000 children in the early 2000s, to 1 in 36 in 2022, raising urgent questions about environmental and medical factors. After the landmark study was announced, the pharma-funded media went […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org, The War and Peace Report. I’m Amy Goodman. Stand Up for Science. That was the rallying call at nationwide protests Friday to oppose the Trump administration’s sweeping cuts to scientific research and mass layoffs impacting numerous agencies, including the National Institutes of Health, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and National Weather […]

Washington State House Democrats pass a bill that would allow state agencies to decertify elected sheriffs House Democrats in Washington State have advanced a bill (HB 1399) that would allow state agencies to decertify elected sheriffs and set new certification standards for law enforcement leaders. The bill would require sheriff candidates to undergo background checks before running for office and establish uniform eligibility and certification requirements, including law enforcement experience […]