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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. Israel is facing growing condemnation over the torture and rape of Palestinian prisoners. Israel’s Channel 12 News aired shocking footage of Israeli soldiers sexually abusing a Palestinian prisoner. The video shows a group of blindfolded prisoners lying on the ground inside a prison […]

Literal s##t show: Olympic triathletes HOSPITALIZED after swimming in feces-polluted River Seine Several Olympic triathletes had been hospitalized after swimming in the polluted and human feces-infested River Seine in Paris. The Seine, long known for its poor water quality, was the venue for the men's, women's and mixed relay triathlon events, and is also set to host the 10-kilometer open water swims from Aug. 8 to 9. Swimming in the Seine […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org. I’m Amy Goodman. We turn now to Sudan, where senior United Nations officials are calling on the global community to do more to get humanitarian aid into Sudan after a famine was declared in at least one part of the Darfur region following 15 months of war between the Sudanese military […]

Two courts recently ruled in favor of plaintiffs who were not granted their religious exemption requests on vaccine requirements, adding to a string of recent victories over dangerous inoculation mandates. Since May, at least 10 appellate courts have issued decisions in favor of employees who sued their employers over Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) religious or moral exemptions actions or policies. (Related: Connecticut claims religious exemptions to mandatory child vaccinations somehow pose […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.AMY GOODMAN: Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris campaigned in Philadelphia Tuesday with Tim Walz just hours after Harris picked the Minnesota governor to be her running mate. Walz was elected governor of Minnesota in 2018 after six terms in Congress, where he served as the ranking member of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee. Walz is a former public […]

German states report SURGE in citizenship applications after leftist government relaxes rules for migrants Several states in Germany have recorded an increase in citizenship applications after the leftist government in Berlin revised citizenship laws. According to the National Pulse, the changes allow migrants who have lived in Germany for just five years to apply – shortening the old naturalization period that spanned eight years. A three-year option for citizenship […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.AMY GOODMAN: For more on where the new Democratic vice-presidential candidate and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz stands on Israel-Gaza and pro-Palestinian protests, we’re joined now by Asma Mohammed, campaign manager for Vote Uncommitted Minnesota. She’s the co-chair of the Minnesota uncommitted delegation, one of the 11 Minnesota uncommitted delegates going to the Democratic National Convention. Asma, welcome to […]

Hospital SUED for kidnapping a boy with autism and facilitating his TRANSITION despite family’s disapproval The Children's National Hospital (CNH) in Washington, D.C. is now facing a lawsuit for taking away a 16-year-old boy with autism from his family. According to the family – whose identity was withheld upon request – the boy was sent to CNH in November 2021 after he attempted to end his life when his girlfriend broke up with […]

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. We look now at how the Middle East is bracing for a possible broader regional war after Hamas’s top political leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in Tehran and a top Hezbollah commander was assassinated in Beirut last week. Israel took […]