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Putin threatens to station missiles close to the U.K. after Brits supplied Ukraine with long-range missiles Russian President Vladimir Putin has threatened to deploy long-range nuclear missiles within striking distance of the United Kingdom in retaliation for the British government supplying Ukraine with long-range Storm Shadow cruise missiles. Putin has warned that the U.K.'s decision to arm Ukraine with long-range cruise missiles that can strike at targets within internationally […]

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, with Juan González. In Gaza, the healthcare system is barely functioning, eight months into Israel’s devastating assault. In a statement Monday, Gaza’s Health Ministry warned the few remaining hospitals still partially functioning could completely shut down if diesel generators needed for electricity are […]

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has finally proposed a ban on a popular food additive used in various consumer foods and beverages that has been linked to many negative side effects. Brominated vegetable oil (BVO) is a food additive that is used to help emulsify citrus-flavored soft drinks and prevent the flavoring ingredients from separating during distribution. BVO contains bromine atoms which are bonded to the triglycerides that are derived from […]

We speak with U.S. Army Major Harrison Mann, the first military and intelligence officer to publicly resign over the Biden administration’s support for Israel’s war on Gaza. Mann left his role at the Defense Intelligence Agency after a 13-year career, saying in a public letter explaining his resignation that “nearly unqualified support for the government of Israel … has enabled and empowered the killing and starvation of tens of thousands […]

Children's book publisher Scholastic, which is known for its book fairs in schools, has released a radical LGBT guide for K-12 teachers. Doug Mainwaring of LifeSiteNews reported on the development: "Scholastic is unequivocal in its pro-LGBT stance, devoted to obscuring timeless truths about the complementarity of the sexes while undermining children's healthy identities as boys and girls. In fact, Scholastic goes so far as warning against the communication of immutable […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.AMY GOODMAN: Israel is continuing to bombard Gaza with airstrikes and artillery today with attacks on Gaza City in the north, Deir al-Balah in the center and Rafah in the south. At least 40 Palestinians have been killed, over 200 injured in the last 24 hours. The latest attacks follow one of the single bloodiest Israeli assaults on […]

Oklahoma Gov. Stitt signs Women’s Bill of Rights into law to protect biological females from WOKE MOB Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has signed the state's Women's Bill of Rights into law. The legislation seeks to prevent transgender activists from undermining the welfare and interests of biological females. The bill, formally House Bill (HB) 1449, codifies definitions of male, female, man, woman, mother, father and sex based on biology for use […]

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. For more on the Israeli attack on the Nuseirat refugee camp that freed four Israeli hostages and killed at least 274 Palestinians, wounding over about 700 people, we’re joined by Omar Baddar, a Palestinian American political analyst, member of the National Policy Council […]

Israel inks deal to get 25 additional F-35 fighter jets from U.S. paid for by American taxpayers Israel’s Ministry of Defense has signed a deal with the U.S. to receive 25 additional F-35 fighter jets. The $3 billion agreement, financed by U.S. military aid to Israel, was recently finalized by an Israeli delegation in the United States. This acquisition will expand the Israeli Air Force's fleet of Lockheed Martin-built F-35s, […]