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Isaac Saul: Starvation in Gaza.
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What writers in the Middle East are saying.
- Gazan writers report that suffering runs rampant amid ongoing food shortages.
- Some writers in Israel worry that the government has no strategy to end the war or avert a humanitarian disaster.
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[Isaac Saul] My Take
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- The exaggerated claims of starvation that have persisted since the war began have now become reality.
- Regardless of the justifications, this starvation has been directly caused by Israel’s blockade.
- I am heartbroken to see a country that I love reduced to such acts of inhumanity.
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Ken Klippenstein: United States has quietly deployed nuclear weapons to the United Kingdom
Washington responds to Russia with escalation
![C-17 Globemaster III [transport for B61 ordinance]](https://kewus.net/yesterday/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/05f2af2c-0737-4b56-82de-ff179fe96f27_1280x720.webp "C-17 Globemaster III [transport for B61 ordinance]")
The United States has quietly deployed nuclear weapons to the United Kingdom for the first time since the end of the Cold War.The move has taken place literally without comment by Congress and very little from the American press, both of which seem more interested in Jeffrey Epstein than the threat of thermonuclear war.
(Ken Klippenstein more…)The War Zone: Major Indications Nuclear Bombs Are Back At USAF Air Base In England
New revelations leave little doubt about the return of American B61 bombs and nuclear strike mission to RAF Lakenheath.
(The War Zone more…)Al Jazeera: North Korea says US must accept its status as a nuclear weapons state
North Korean leader’s powerful sister says talks aimed at denuclearisation would be interpreted as a ‘mockery’.
…Kim’s comments come after an unnamed White House official was quoted by South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency over the weekend as saying that Trump was open to engaging with Kim Jong Un to achieve a “fully denuclearised” North Korea.
Her statement also comes a day after she dismissed South Korean President Lee Jae-myung’s efforts to mend ties with Pyongyang, including halting propaganda broadcasts at the tense inter-Korean border.
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Heather Cox Richardson: Letters from an American – July 28, 2025
Today’s theme seems to be Republican leadership digging into positions that are directly contradicted by facts.
On Sunday, David E. Sanger and Eric Schmitt of the New York Times reported that the price tag for renovating the “free” Boeing 747-8 President Donald J. Trump accepted from Qatar appears to be close to a billion dollars of taxpayer money. The reporters explored a “mysterious, $934 million transfer of funds” from a program to modernize the country’s ground-based nuclear missiles to an unnamed classified project. Air Force officials told them privately that the transfer is for upgrading the plane for use as Air Force One.
Yale historian Joanne Freeman posted: “He’s using our money to buy himself a gift. A billion dollar gift.”
(Heather Cox Richardson more…)USA Today: Trump’s ‘working trip’ to Scotland includes opening a new golf course
The White House defended Donald Trump’s stay at two golf properties during a “working visit” to Scotland that included meetings with European leaders.
Daily Beast: Trump Admits He Has Much More Important Things to Do Than Play Golf as He Plays Golf
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Jennifer Rubin: Words & Phrases We Can Do Without
‘Civil commitment’ means locking up people without housing
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NY Times: N.J. Criminal Cases Screech to a Halt as Habba’s Authority Is Challenged
Federal court hearings, grand jury proceedings and plea deals were abruptly canceled in New Jersey over questions about whether Alina Habba, the acting U.S. attorney, was legally appointed.
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Reuters: U.S. stopover as U.S.-China trade talks continue, sources say
- Lai had floated stops in U.S. during August trip
- Trip was bound to anger Beijing during trade talks
- Trump has tried to lower tensions with China’s Xi
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Al Jazeera: Iran’s plan to abandon GPS is about much more than technology
It is yet another sign of a looming ‘tech cold war’.
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…During the 12-day conflict, Iran and vessels in the waters of the Gulf experienced repeated disruptions of GPS signal.This clearly worried the Iranian authorities who, after the end of the war, began to look for alternatives.
“At times, disruptions are created on this [GPS] system by internal systems, and this very issue has pushed us toward alternative options like BeiDou,” Ehsan Chitsaz, deputy communications minister, told Iranian media in mid-July. He added that the government was developing a plan to switch transportation, agriculture and the internet from GPS to BeiDou.
Iran’s decision to explore adopting China’s navigation satellite system may appear at first glance to be merely a tactical manoeuvre. Yet, its implications are far more profound. This move is yet another indication of a major global realignment.
(Al Jazeera more…)
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TNR: Trump Accidentally Wrecks His Own Epstein Lie as Musk Goes for Jugular
As Trump’s new spin on the Jeffrey Epstein fiasco goes awry and Elon Musk nails Trump on a key point of weakness, Jennifer Rubin of The Contrarian explains why this mess is unsustainable for Trump and the GOP.
Dean Blundell: VIDEO: “I Never Had the Privilege of Going to His Island”: Trump’s Decline Hits Bagpipe-Level Absurdity in Scotland
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arsTECHNICA: How the Trump FCC justified requiring a “bias monitor” at CBS
Trump FCC claims there’s precedent for CBS ombudsman, but it’s a weak one.
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arsTECHNICA: Trump promised a drilling boom, but US energy industry hasn’t been interested
Exec: “Liberation Day chaos and tariff antics have harmed the domestic energy industry.”
Timeline: Tracking the Trump Justice Department’s Anti-Voting Shift
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Trump Pardons Database
Project 2025 Tracker
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ProPublica: Elon Musk’s Demolition Crew
Wired: 6 Tools for Tracking the Trump Administration’s Attacks on Civil Liberties
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