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Stephen Semler @stephensemler.bsky.social · 1d
The US could've forced Israel to accept a ceasefire two years ago. Instead, it spent $38 billion enabling Israel's genocide of Palestinians in Gaza and fighting a regional war on Israel's behalf.
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The US has spent at least $38 billion on Israel since October 2023. The single column chart shows $38.2 billion in US military spending on Israel from October 2023 through September 2025, including: $18 billion arming Israel, $6.1 billion defending Israel, $14.1 billion waging war on Israel’s behalf. Data: Pentagon financial records, enacted legislation, media reports, author analysis. Figures are conservative estimates in constant 2025 US dollars.
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Stephen Semler @stephensemler.bsky.social · 1d
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US has spent at least $38 billion on Israel since October 2023
Polygraph | Newsletter n°317 | 10 Oct 2025
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Eman Abdelhadi @emanabdelhadi.bsky.social · 2d
If you don’t see the link between ICE and the IDF, you haven’t been paying attention. We are being asked to accept a world where whole communities are made disposable and marked for disappearance. If we accept that for anyone, no one is safe anywhere.
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US has spent at least $38 billion on Israel since October 2023
Polygraph | Newsletter n°317 | 10 Oct 2025
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Stephen Semler @stephensemler.bsky.social · 1d
The US could've forced Israel to accept a ceasefire two years ago. Instead, it spent $38 billion enabling Israel's genocide of Palestinians in Gaza and fighting a regional war on Israel's behalf.
www.stephensemler.com/p/us-has-spe...
The US has spent at least $38 billion on Israel since October 2023. The single column chart shows $38.2 billion in US military spending on Israel from October 2023 through September 2025, including: $18 billion arming Israel, $6.1 billion defending Israel, $14.1 billion waging war on Israel’s behalf. Data: Pentagon financial records, enacted legislation, media reports, author analysis. Figures are conservative estimates in constant 2025 US dollars.
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Stephen Semler @stephensemler.bsky.social · 2d
A full itemized list of the 100 expenditures that make up this $38 billion: www.stephensemler.com/p/38-billion...
$38 billion and counting: US military spending on Israel since October 2023
Polygraph | Newsletter n°316 | 9 Oct 2025
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US has spent at least $38 billion on Israel since October 2023
Polygraph | Newsletter n°317 | 10 Oct 2025
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Stephen Semler @stephensemler.bsky.social · 2d
Had US political leaders followed US human rights law, acted in their country’s interests, or shown some semblance of morality, US military spending on Israel since Oct 2023 would not be $38 billion.
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The US has spent at least $38 billion on Israel since October 2023. The single column chart shows $38.2 billion in US military spending on Israel from October 2023 through September 2025, including: $18 billion arming Israel, $6.1 billion defending Israel, $14.1 billion waging war on Israel’s behalf. Data: Pentagon financial records, enacted legislation, media reports, author analysis. Figures are conservative estimates in constant 2025 US dollars.
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Ilias Alami @iliasalami.bsky.social · 1d
Look forward to speaking at the online launch of @transitionsec.bsky.social this week (link below)

I’ll discuss how the recent turn to state capitalism changed the nature of US empire, w/ @pmbigger.bsky.social sky.social @lalehkhalili.bsky.social @triofrancos.bsky.social @stephensemler.bsky.social
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Stephen Semler @stephensemler.bsky.social · 2d
A full itemized list of the 100 expenditures that make up this $38 billion: www.stephensemler.com/p/38-billion...
$38 billion and counting: US military spending on Israel since October 2023
Polygraph | Newsletter n°316 | 9 Oct 2025
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Stephen Semler @stephensemler.bsky.social · 2d
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US has spent at least $38 billion on Israel since October 2023
Polygraph | Newsletter n°317 | 10 Oct 2025
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Stephen Semler @stephensemler.bsky.social · 2d
Had US political leaders followed US human rights law, acted in their country’s interests, or shown some semblance of morality, US military spending on Israel since Oct 2023 would not be $38 billion.
www.stephensemler.com/p/us-has-spe...
The US has spent at least $38 billion on Israel since October 2023. The single column chart shows $38.2 billion in US military spending on Israel from October 2023 through September 2025, including: $18 billion arming Israel, $6.1 billion defending Israel, $14.1 billion waging war on Israel’s behalf. Data: Pentagon financial records, enacted legislation, media reports, author analysis. Figures are conservative estimates in constant 2025 US dollars.
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US has spent at least $38 billion on Israel since October 2023
Polygraph | Newsletter n°317 | 10 Oct 2025
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Stephen Semler @stephensemler.bsky.social · 4d
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US has spent at least $38 billion on Israel since October 2023
Polygraph | Newsletter n°317 | 10 Oct 2025
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Stephen Semler @stephensemler.bsky.social · 4d
In two years, the US spent at least *$38 billion* sending weapons to Israel, protecting it against counterattacks, and fighting a regional war on its behalf.

$52 million per day, $2 million per hour. www.stephensemler.com/p/us-has-spe...
The US has spent at least $38 billion on Israel since October 2023. The single column chart shows $38.2 billion in US military spending on Israel from October 2023 through September 2025, including: $18 billion arming Israel, $6.1 billion defending Israel, $14.1 billion waging war on Israel’s behalf. Data: Pentagon financial records, enacted legislation, media reports, author analysis. Figures are conservative estimates in constant 2025 US dollars.
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Stephen Semler @stephensemler.bsky.social · 4d
New from me: www.stephensemler.com/p/us-has-spe...
US has spent at least $38 billion on Israel since October 2023
Polygraph | Newsletter n°317 | 10 Oct 2025
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Sarah Lazare @sarahlazare.bsky.social · 4d
An extremely rough day for Edgewater in Chicago. ICE activity near schools. People kidnapped while working in yards, standing on hiring corners. So many rapid responders biking, walking, driving, whistles around necks, trying to protect their neighbors, but up against such well-funded forces.
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bkeithb @bkeithb.bsky.social · 4d
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The USA must free itself from the clutches of #Zionism 👇

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US has spent at least $38 billion on Israel since October 2023
Polygraph | Newsletter n°317 | 10 Oct 2025
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Stephen Semler @stephensemler.bsky.social · 4d
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US has spent at least $38 billion on Israel since October 2023
Polygraph | Newsletter n°317 | 10 Oct 2025
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Stephen Semler @stephensemler.bsky.social · 4d
In two years, the US spent at least *$38 billion* sending weapons to Israel, protecting it against counterattacks, and fighting a regional war on its behalf.

$52 million per day, $2 million per hour. www.stephensemler.com/p/us-has-spe...
The US has spent at least $38 billion on Israel since October 2023. The single column chart shows $38.2 billion in US military spending on Israel from October 2023 through September 2025, including: $18 billion arming Israel, $6.1 billion defending Israel, $14.1 billion waging war on Israel’s behalf. Data: Pentagon financial records, enacted legislation, media reports, author analysis. Figures are conservative estimates in constant 2025 US dollars.
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Transition Security Project @transitionsec.bsky.social · 5d
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Join us to launch @transitionsec.bsky.social with a panel on the war economy, climate crisis & the geopolitics of the climate transition.

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War, Climate Crisis and the Economy: Transition Security Project Launch
A collaboration between Common Wealth and Climate & Community Institute to investigate the US and UK military industrial complexes.
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Patrick Bigger @pmbigger.bsky.social · 5d
Join us next week for our launch webinar featuring @lalehkhalili.bsky.social @triofrancos.bsky.social @stephensemler.bsky.social & @iliasalami.bsky.social to get some of the best new thinking on how to move from economic precarity, climate crisis, & unsettled geopolitics to genuine human security
War, Climate Crisis and the Economy: Transition Security Project Launch
A collaboration between Common Wealth and Climate & Community Institute to investigate the US and UK military industrial complexes.
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Sarah Lazare @sarahlazare.bsky.social · 8d
One thing to understand about what's happening now is that on Oct 1, the deportation machine's budget increased dramatically: $170 billion in NEW funding, averaging to $42.5 billion per year. That's just below the Israeli military's annual budget. It's the equivalent of 13th biggest army on earth.
The 13th Largest Army in World Is Unleashing Violence in Chicago
As federal agents kill and use extreme force in Chicago, their budget surges.
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Sarah Lazare @sarahlazare.bsky.social · 8d
@stephensemler.bsky.social was sounding the alarm back in July. Always read his work. He follows this stuff in granular detail and brings a really sharp analysis. www.stephensemler.com/p/ice-budget...
ICE budget set to triple in 2026
Polygraph | Newsletter n°311 | 22 Jul 2025
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 10d
Tories to pledge to create immigration taskforce modelled on Trump’s Ice
Tories to pledge to create immigration taskforce modelled on Trump’s Ice
Proposed ‘removals force’ will be tasked with deporting 150,000 people a year in bid to tackle illegal immigration The Conservatives will pledge to create a new immigration taskforce modelled on Donald Trump’s controversial Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) agency, the Guardian understands. The party’s leader, Kemi Badenoch, is expected to announce the policy on Sunday as it heads into its annual conference following a year of historic low poll ratings. The proposed “removals force” will be tasked with deporting 150,000 people a year in a bid to tackle illegal immigration. Continue reading...
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