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Israel Steps Up Attacks on Gaza, Bombing Homes and School-Turned-Shelter Despite Talk of CeasefireSix Palestinians, Including Teen and Three Brothers, Killed in Israeli Airstrike on JeninDeath Toll from L.A. Fires Rises to 25 as Forecasters Warn of 70 Mile-Per-Hour WindsBillionaires Zuckerberg, Bezos and Musk to Share Platform at Trump's InaugurationPete Hegseth Wins Backing of GOP Sen. Ernst, Nearing ConfirmationSenate Judiciary Opens Confirmation Hearings for Trump Loyalist Pam Bondi"Bloody Blinken, Secretary […]

As Los Angeles continues to combat the ongoing wildfires ravaging the area, many online have highlighted the similarities between Angelenos’ experience of destruction and displacement and that of Palestinians suffering from Israel’s ongoing bombardment in Gaza. (Article by Maysa Mustafa republished from MiddleEastEye.net) In three days, the fires have burned more than 117 square kilometres of land, killing at least five and displacing more than 180,000 people from their homes. One […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.AMY GOODMAN: Donald Trump’s pick to become defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, appears to be moving closer to securing enough votes to be confirmed by the Senate. On Tuesday, Republican Senator Jodi Ernst of Iowa announced she’s going to back the former Fox News host. Ernst is a former military officer and survivor of a sexual assault. She initially […]

Zuckerberg slams Biden for censoring vaccine opposition, takes aim at Apple in Rogan interview Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg criticized the administration of outgoing President Joe Biden for "brutal" attempts to remove posts about vaccine side effects from Facebook, calling it a violation of free speech. Zuckerberg praised President-elect Donald Trump, saying he wants "America to win" and criticized Apple's high fees and lack of innovation. The social media mogul announced that […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org, “War, Peace and the Presidency.” I’m Amy Goodman. We’re continuing to look at Pete Hegseth’s confirmation hearing to become defense secretary before the Senate Armed Forces Committee. Three U.S. veterans were arrested for disrupting the hearing. This is former merchant marine Al Glatkowski with Veterans for Peace. AL GLATKOWSKI: Pete, Pete, […]

Declassified MKULTRA documents reveal decades of CIA mind control experiments on unwitting citizens Over 1,200 pages of declassified documents reveal the CIA's MKUltra program (1953–1973), which conducted brutal mind control experiments on unwitting American and Canadian citizens using methods like LSD dosing, sensory deprivation, hypnosis and electroshock therapy. The program emerged from Cold War paranoia and was influenced by Nazi scientists brought to the U.S. through Operation Paperclip. It aimed […]

We speak with journalists Steven Thrasher and Afeef Nessouli about their new report for The Intercept, which examines how queer, HIV-positive Palestinians are struggling to survive in Gaza with limited access to medication due to Israel’s siege and ongoing attacks on the territory. The report centers on E.S., a young Palestinian man who is HIV-positive and who has been in “a race against time,” says Nessouli. “The genocide is making […]

Thierry Breton, former French European Commissioner for Digital Affairs, warned that German federal elections could be annulled if conducted improperly, citing a precedent set in Romania. Breton emphasized that existing laws are robust enough to deter unlawful activities, but stressed the need for authorities to take stringent actions if CEO of Tesla and X Elon Musk were to break the law by supporting the extremist Alternative for Germany (AfD) party. Breton acknowledged […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.AMY GOODMAN: The confirmation hearing for President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, begins today amidst backlash over his history of sexual assault, misusing funds in his previous positions, possible ties to white nationalists, and various violations committed while under the influence of alcohol. The hearing is expected to be contentious, but Democrats do not have […]