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Just before the first phase of a Gaza ceasefire agreement went into effect on Friday morning, Netanyahu vowed a return to Israel’s slaughter if Hamas isn’t disarmed, a provision not part of the current deal for a partial withdrawal and captive exchange.

Despite Ceasefire, Netanyahu Vows Return to “Hard Way” if Hamas Isn’t Disarmed

Netanyahu made his threat in an address just before the first phase of the ceasefire went into effect.

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Truthout @truthout.org · 11h

Senate Democrats are blasting congressional Republicans for shutting down the US government to preserve devastating healthcare cuts, but over half of them voted with the GOP late Thursday to give nearly $1 trillion to the Pentagon, which has never passed an audit.

More Than Half of Senate Democrats Help GOP Pass $925 Billion Pentagon Bill

It also contains anti-trans riders and no limits on domestic deployment of US troops, points out journalist Erin Reed.

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Truthout @truthout.org · 11h

U.S. troops have not been deployed directly in Gaza outside of the disastrous “aid” pier operation in 2024. However, the U.S. military has provided extensive intelligence support for Israel throughout its genocide, on top of the attacks on surrounding Middle East countries in the past two years.

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Truthout @truthout.org · 11h

As part of the ceasefire agreement, which Israeli officials said went into effect on Friday morning, Israel is supposed to allow hundreds of trucks of humanitarian aid into famine-stricken Gaza. It’s unclear what type of U.S. military support is needed to facilitate that operation.

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Truthout @truthout.org · 11h

U.S. Central Command is reportedly establishing a “civil-military coordination center” in Israel, staffed with hundreds of troops, to monitor the newly implemented ceasefire in Gaza, U.S. officials have said.

US Sending 200 Troops to Israel, Establishing CENTCOM “Coordination Center”

The troops are reportedly in Israel to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid.

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Truthout @truthout.org · 12h

Overworked and understaffed, over 45,000 health care workers at Kaiser Permanente are poised to strike. For many of them, it’s becoming nearly impossible to ignore the sense that the incentives of profit and control are the prime reason behind too many changes.

23 Unions Plan to Strike Together If Kaiser Fails to Address Workplace Crises

Overworked and understaffed, over 45,000 health care workers at Kaiser Permanente are poised to strike.

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Truthout @truthout.org · 12h

The judge chided lawyers representing the Trump administration, noting that they failed to cite a legitimate reason to deploy the National Guard in Chicago against the mayor’s and governor’s wishes, and could not demonstrate where limits to their actions may exist.

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Truthout @truthout.org · 12h

An Illinois-based federal judge has ruled, for now, that the Trump administration cannot deploy the National Guard to Chicago, saying that the administration’s “perceptions of events are simply unreliable.” “I am very much struggling to figure out where this would ever stop.”

Federal Judge Blocks Trump From Sending National Guard Troops to Chicago

“I am very much struggling to figure out where this would ever stop,” Judge April M. Perry said during a hearing.

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Truthout @truthout.org · 13h

Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado has voiced support for U.S. sanctions against Venezuela and other efforts to topple the government; she aims to privatize the country’s state oil industry and has praised right-wing Latin American leaders, such as Javier Milei and Nayib Bukele.

2025 Nobel Peace Prize Winner Is Aligned With US Imperialism, Says Historian

María Corina Machado has voiced support for sanctions against Venezuela and praised right-wing Latin American leaders.

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Truthout @truthout.org · 14h

The recent passing of Assata Shakur unleashed more than a sense of loss. It sparked a flowering of hope that the freedom she fought for could one day be real for the rest of us.

“You Whisper to Us”: Racial Justice Activists and Artists Honor Assata’s Legacy

Assata Shakur's passing unleashed a flowering of hope that the freedom she fought for could one day be real for us all.

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Truthout @truthout.org · 14h

James’s office had sued Trump while he was a private citizen between his two presidential terms, alleging that his company had committed fraud while he was running for office in 2016. She has been a frequent subject of Trump’s ire since then.

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Truthout @truthout.org · 14h

A Virginia-based federal grand jury has charged New York Attorney General Letitia James with mortgage fraud, weeks after President Donald Trump demanded that Attorney General Pam Bondi push DOJ officials to target her for prosecution.

Critics Slam DOJ’s “Politically Motivated” Charges Against NY AG Letitia James

The charges come weeks after Trump demanded that Attorney General Pam Bondi target James for prosecution.

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Truthout @truthout.org · 16h

The assessment found that PFNA interferes with human development by causing lower birth weights and, based on animal evidence, likely causes damage to the liver and to male reproductive systems, including reductions in testosterone levels, sperm production and the size of reproductive organs.

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Truthout @truthout.org · 16h

This spring, scientists at the Environmental Protection Agency completed a report on the toxicity of a “forever chemical” called PFNA, which is in the drinking water systems serving some 26 million people. It still has not been released.

Why Hasn’t Trump’s EPA Released the Toxicity Report on This “Forever Chemical”?

PFNA is in the drinking water systems of 26 million people and could cause developmental, liver, and reproductive harms.

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Truthout @truthout.org · 17h

Education Secretary Linda McMahon has been clear about her desire to shut down the agency she runs. She’s laid off half the staff and joked about padlocking the door. But the department is not behaving like an agency that is simply winding down, rather one that has a disdain for public schools.

Activists Who Want to Dismantle Public Schools Now Run the Education Department

Top adviser Lindsey Burke is lead author of the education section in Project 2025’s agenda for Trump’s administration.

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After Fort Myers city council voted against a partnership between local police and ICE, Florida passed bills targeting “sanctuary” policies. The new laws not only required municipalities to cooperate with ICE, but also gave the governor the authority to remove local officials that got in the way.

Republicans Pushed Hundreds of Bills This Year to Curtail Local Governments

As Trump wages war on US cities, GOP-led states have swiftly passed an array of laws threatening their autonomy.

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Trump bragged that his administration “took the freedom of speech away” from protesters who burn the American flag during a rant against anti-fascists on Wednesday. “We’ve made it a one year penalty for inciting riots,” he said. “We took the freedom of speech away.”

Trump Brags That He “Took the Freedom of Speech Away” From Protesters

Trump bragged about his administration seeking to ban flag burning, which is protected speech.

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RFK Jr. admitted on Thursday that the studies he’s cited to justify his baseless and dangerous claims about Tylenol use and autism are “not proof.” “This is not dispositive, this is not proof. We are doing the studies to make the proof.”

RFK Jr. Says Trump Admin Will “Make the Proof” on Bogus Tylenol Claims

“We are doing the studies to make the proof,” the health secretary said.

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The letter called for a less strict Clean Water Act, which the administration has signaled its intention to do, and fewer regulations on not just PFAS but on multiple chemicals, including ethylene oxide, a cancer-causing gas used as a fumigant. The EPA has acted on both as requested.

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US manufacturers who asked the incoming Trump administration for a “regulatory reset” have seen roughly 80% of their specific requests acted on in just the first eight months of Trump taking office. The industry asks included loosening air pollution regulations and pausing rulemaking around PFAS.

Trump Admin Acted on 80 Percent of Industry’s Regulatory Requests in 8 Months

Researchers and watchdog groups say the level of industry influence in this administration is unprecedented.

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Ori Goldberg, Israeli political analyst and scholar, says that the deal was politically advantageous for Netanyahu. “Netanyahu was the fearless leader who fought the difficult, inevitable war, but he is now the fearless leader who brings the difficult, inevitable deal.”

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“As soon as a ceasefire deal is signed, nobody bothers with the details. Gaza disappears, and it’s back to this slow, latent, invisible violence of starvation and engaging people in a permanent state of nonlife,” says Muhammad Shehada, a writer and analyst from Gaza.

The Gaza Ceasefire Deal Is Not a Peace Agreement. What Will Happen Next?

Palestinian and Israeli analysts weigh in on how to interpret the hostage-ceasefire deal.

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Legal analyst Joyce Vance argued that defense attorneys face very high standards of evidence to prove a vindictive prosecution, but she said Trump’s errant direct message to Bondi would likely clear the bar. ”If this DM isn’t evidence of [vindictive prosecution], I don’t know what is.”

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”It’s tempting to laugh at this because it’s all so buffoonishly incompetent,” say critics who say this revelation confirms that the president is abusing his power to prosecute his political enemies by sending direct orders to the DOJ to file charges against them.

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Truthout @truthout.org · 1d

Trump last month posted a message calling for the prosecution of New York Attorney General Letitia James, Sen. Adam Schiff, and former FBI Director James Comey that was actually intended to be a direct message sent to Attorney General Pam Bondi.

Critics Say Report Proves Trump Is Directing DOJ to Prosecute Political Enemies

The WSJ reports a Truth Social post was actually intended to be a direct message sent to Attorney General Pam Bondi.

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