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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 Nermeen Shaikh. NERMEEN SHAIKH: In a major new report, Human Rights Watch has accused Israel of committing acts of extermination and genocide by deliberately restricting safe water for drinking and sanitation to the Gaza Strip. Tirana Hassan, the executive director at Human […]

Journalist Lara Logan gives impassioned speech, exposing the Blood Sport of Information Warfare Speaking from personal conviction and experience, Lara Logan warns of the escalating threat to free speech and press freedom. The journalist highlights the weaponization of technology in information warfare. Logan criticizes the cancel culture and censorship enabled by nonpartisan watchdogs. She calls out media institutions for failing to uphold core journalistic principles. Logan stresses the need for unity among journalists […]

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 Nermeen Shaikh. NERMEEN SHAIKH: The U.S. government has agreed to pay nearly $116 million to settle lawsuits brought by 103 women who survived sexual abuse and assault at a federal prison in Dublin, California, which was shuttered earlier this year. The facility, […]

Incoming “border czar” Tom Homan: Trump’s mass deportation operation to start in Chicago Incoming "border czar" Tom Homan plans to initiate the largest mass deportation operation in American history in Chicago. If local officials, such as the Chicago mayor, refuse to cooperate with the deportation efforts, Homan has threatened to prosecute them. Homan stated that the operation would target not only the illegal immigrants but also their families, including the children, […]

Israeli Attacks Kill Dozens of Palestinians Amid Signs of Breakthrough in Gaza Ceasefire TalksIsraeli Forces Kill Two More Palestinians in Occupied West BankU.N. Envoy Warns Syria's War "Has Not Ended" as Turkish-Backed Forces Challenge Kurdish FightersNetanyahu Vows Israeli Forces Will Remain in Syria IndefinitelyHaaretz: Israel and Saudi Arabia Reach Breakthrough in Talks to Normalize TiesHuman Rights Groups Condemn FIFA's Selection of Saudi Arabia to Host 2034 World CupU.S. to Transfer […]

Trump’s legal firepower: Biden appointees on notice as Spicer’s court battle sets precedent President-elect Donald Trump can legally fire any of President Joe Biden’s appointees without restraint, based on a landmark court ruling affirming the president’s absolute authority to dismiss presidential appointees. The ruling stemmed from a lawsuit filed by former Trump officials Sean Spicer and Russ Vought, who were dismissed from military academy boards by Biden in 2021. The […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.AMY GOODMAN: Five Palestinian families have sued the U.S. State Department for violating U.S. federal law by continuing to fund Israeli military units despite their role in gross human rights abuses in Gaza and the occupied West Bank. The lawsuit cites the Leahy Law, named after former Vermont Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy. The lawsuit says, quote, “The State […]

DRONE-GATE PSYOP continues, even though Homeland Security and FCC were able to pinpoint “dangerous” Logan airport drone and operators’ location and arrest two men Homeland Security and FCC arrested two men for flying a drone near Logan airport, showcasing their ability to track drones and locate operators. The U.S. government is accused of orchestrating the "Drone-Gate Psyop" to manipulate emotions and garner support for military actions. Law enforcement can track drones […]

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. The Biden administration is coming under criticism this week for failing to independently investigate the killing of Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi, the 26-year-old American activist shot to death by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank in September. The recent University […]