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- "Warmongers Come for the Media": Trump Threatens Media with "Treason" Charges over Iran War Coverage
The Trump administration is escalating threats against news organizations, with President Trump suggesting outlets should face “treason” charges for disseminating false information. Brendan Carr, the chair of the Federal Communications Commission, has also threatened to revoke broadcasters’ licenses over their coverage of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. This all comes as allies of President Trump consolidate their control over several major media outlets. Paramount Skydance, led by Trump ally David Ellison, is poised to acquire Warner Bros., which includes CNN. “They want these companies to be afraid,” says Craig Aaron, CEO of Free Press and Free Press Action. “As we’ve seen, whether it’s lawyers, universities, media […]
- Trump's Counterterrorism Chief Resigns over Iran War, Criticizes "Pressure from Israel"
A top national security official resigned from the Trump administration Tuesday in response to the war on Iran. “Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby,” Joe Kent, who served as director of the National Counterterrorism Center, wrote in his resignation letter. We speak with Josh Paul, a former State Department official who resigned in 2023 to protest the Biden administration’s Gaza policy. He says Kent is at least the 16th U.S. official in the last few years to resign over policy related to Israel, spanning both the Biden and Trump administrations. “We know that there is a very visible, very vocal debate happening in the […]
- Speeding Up the "Kill Chain": Pentagon Bombs Thousands of Targets in Iran Using Palantir AI
As the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran continues, we look at how the Pentagon is using artificial intelligence in its operations. The system, known as Project Maven, relies on technology by Palantir and also incorporates the AI model Claude built by Anthropic. Israel has used similar AI targeting programs in Iran, as well as in Gaza and Lebanon. Craig Jones, an expert on modern warfare, says AI technology is helping militaries speed up the “kill chain,” the process of identifying, approving and striking targets. “You’re reducing a massive human workload of tens of thousands of hours into seconds and minutes. You’re reducing workflows, and you’re automating human-made targeting decisions in ways which open up all kinds of problematic […]
- Headlines for March 18, 2026
Israel Kills Iran’s Intelligence Minister in an Overnight Strike on Tehran, Iran Continues to Launch Retaliatory Strikes Against Gulf Countries, Israel Launches Airstrikes on Central Beirut, Demolishing High-Rise Building, Iran’s Parliament Speaker Says Strait of Hormuz “Won’t Return to Its Pre-War Status”, U.N. Warns 45 Million People at Risk of Acute Hunger Due to U.S.-Israeli War on Iran, Attorney General Bondi and Deputy AG Blanche Set to Brief Lawmakers on DOJ’s Handling of Epstein Files, Senate Democrats Send White House Counteroffer to Fund DHS, HRW: Several Immigrants from El Salvador Deported by the Trump Admin Have Been Forcibly Disappeared, Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump Admin from Terminating Temporary […]
- Prairieland Trial: Anti-ICE Protesters Convicted on Terrorism Charges as DOJ Targets "Antifa Cell"
A jury in Texas has convicted eight people in the first federal anti-terror case since the Trump administration declared “antifa” a terror group. Nine defendants alleged to be members of an “antifa terror cell” stood trial on federal and state charges including rioting, using explosives and attempted murder. The charges stemmed from their attendance at an anti-ICE protest outside the Prairieland ICE jail on July 4, during which fireworks were set off and a police officer was shot and wounded. Eight protesters now face at least 15 years in jail. Their legal teams plan to appeal. “The antifa of it all, from my perspective, was purely political,” says one of the defendants’ attorneys, Xavier de Janon, who joins Democracy Now! to […]
Anthropocene
- Can evolution keep up with climate change? This flower offers hope.
The scarlet monkeyflower's ability to keep pace with a punishing drought signals some plants can adapt quickly to climate extremes.
- America’s wind turbines are aging. Therein lies a massive opportunity to decarbonize the grid.
Upgrading existing wind farms is a climate win hiding in plain sight, according to a new nationwide analysis
The Guardian
- Design for commemorative Trump coin in 24-karat gold approved by appointees
Federal law says living presidents can’t appear on currency, but commission approves design for US’s 250th birthdayA federal arts commission on Thursday approved the final design for a 24-karat gold commemorative coin bearing Donald Trump’s image to help celebrate the US’s 250th birthday on 4 July.The vote by the US Commission of Fine Arts, whose members are supporters of the Republican president and were appointed by him earlier this year, was without objection. It clears the way for the US Mint to begin production on the coin, whose size and denomination are still under discussion. Continue reading...
- Why is the FBI buying people’s location data and how is it using the information?
FBI director, Kash Patel, revealed agency had resumed purchasing private information en masse in possible constitutional violationKash Patel’s disclosure Wednesday that the FBI has resumed buying location data on Americans has many people, including members of Congress, wondering: how does private information get into the hands of the US government in the first place – and how can federal law enforcement use that information to track peoples’ whereabouts?Federal law enforcement agencies generally must obtain a warrant, which requires establishing probable cause in the eyes of a judge, to gather historical or real-time cell phone location data. The US supreme court has ruled that the fourth amendment to the US constitution, which […]
- Teenager becomes youngest person to die in ICE detention in Trump’s second term
Royer Perez-Jimenez, 19, from Mexico, was found ‘unconscious and unresponsive’ in Florida detention centerSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxA teenager held at a US immigration detention facility in Florida died this week, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said on Thursday, the youngest person to die in ICE custody since Donald Trump took office last year.Royer Perez-Jimenez, 19, originally from Mexico, was found “unconscious and unresponsive” in his room on 16 March at the Glades county detention center in Moore Haven, Florida, according to the ICE press release. Continue reading...
- US states sue Trump EPA over decision to repeal bedrock climate finding
Lawsuit says rescission of endangerment finding – which ruled greenhouse gases threaten public health – was illegalSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxA coalition of 24 states, alongside a dozen cities and counties, has sued the Trump administration over its decision to revoke the bedrock scientific determination underpinning virtually all US climate regulations.The new lawsuit, filed in the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Thursday, is being led by the states of Massachusetts, California, New York and Connecticut. It argues that the Environmental Protection Agency’s February rescission of the 2009 endangerment finding – which the White House described as the […]
- Trump mocks Japan about Pearl Harbor in response to question about Iran war
US president was meeting with Japanese PM when he said: ‘Who knows better about surprise than Japan?’Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxIt would be funny if it wasn’t so Trumpy.Hosting the Japanese prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, in the Oval Office on Thursday, Donald Trump could not resist mocking Japan about its 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor during the second world war. Continue reading...
Aeon
- Running against time
We all want longevity without compromising on quality of life. This 87-year-old achieves both with a daily running habit- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon
The Conversation
- Who are Iran’s new leaders? A look at 6 the US placed a bounty on – 2 of whom are already dead
Several people on the list are deeply embedded in Iran’s political, intelligence and security architecture.
- You probably agree with the animals on which bird calls, frog noises and cricket chirps are most attractive – new research
Many aspects of animals that people find beautiful evolved to be attractive to the animals themselves. A new study hints at a common aspect of perception that dates back hundreds of millions of years.
- Targeting of energy facilities turned Iran war into worst-case scenario for Gulf states
Iran has responded in kind to attacks on its energy infrastructure. With the energy assets of Gulf states now in play for Tehran, regional chaos grows by the hour.
- Information is a battlefield: 4 questions you can ask to judge the reliability of news reports and social posts about the US-Iran war
In the face of little information, or misinformation, about the war in Iran, media literacy can prove a valuable tool to assess what’s happening on the ground.
- Global copper demand outstrips supply, threatening electrification and industrial growth
There’s lots of copper in the ground, but demand is already outstripping usable supply – and the shortfall is likely to get worse.
Inter Press Service
- Is WWIII here?
It is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore the tension, violence and uncertainty in the world in recent years. The number of wars is growing, more and more money is being spent on weapons, and the rhetoric of major powers is becoming increasingly decisive. The latest escalation in the Middle East has reignited the debate about
- Young Afghan Taekwondo Women Coach Chose Resistance over Surrender to Taliban
The author is an Afghanistan-based female journalist, trained with Finnish support before the Taliban take-over. Her identity is withheld for security reasons.
- Africa’s Minerals Boon, Cautious Optimism Amid Geopolitical Disruptions
Africa’s eye on minerals as the be-all-and-cure-all for the continent’s development agenda is being tested by geopolitical gamesmanship as global superpowers jostle to carve new spheres of influence. Amid the turmoil unleashed by the United States President Donald Trump administration’s trade tariffs, African minerals have faced price volatility, which analysts say points to the fragility
Sludge
- AIPAC Splits in Illinois Races After $20M in Spending
AIPAC-tied groups poured millions into yesterday’s Illinois Democratic primaries, much of it from undisclosed sources. Here’s how it turned out.
Grist
- The AI boom has plunged a small Pennsylvania town into chaos
Data centers will swallow 14 percent of Archbald, evict a trailer park, and border many residential properties. Who's to blame is a matter of fierce debate.
- The Great Lakes are ideal for wind energy. So where is it?
Bureaucratic hurdles and high costs have prevented the offshore wind industry from developing the Great Lakes’ abundant wind resources.
- Why $4 gasoline is the tipping point for EVs
As fuel costs climb, the long-term math shifts toward EVs — but consumer hesitation and infrastructure gaps could slow the transition.
Truthout
- Gulf Allies Fuming at Israel and US After Gas Field Bombing, Report Says
Reports say Arab countries are furious that the US gave the go ahead to Israel’s strike on a key gas facility this week.
- New Poll Shows 6 in 10 Americans Want End to Iran War ASAP
A majority of Americans, 56 percent, oppose the Iran War, the new polling found.
- Sanders Mounts New Push to Block Sales of Over 20,000 Bombs to Israel
“No more weapons to support an illegal war,” the senator said.
Labor Notes
- Gearing Up for May Day: Solidarity Schools Spread
Last year a network of unions and community organizations organized the largest May Day actions in U.S. history: 1,200 actions in all 50 states. This year, the stakes are even higher, and the examples inspiring us are even bolder.
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