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- 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 […]
- Report from Havana as Trump Threatens to "Take" Cuba & Pushes for Ouster of Cuban Leader
Cuba’s electrical grid has collapsed. The island-wide blackout comes amid a harsh U.S. oil blockade and recent comments from President Donald Trump that he wants to “take” Cuba. No oil shipments have reached the country, located just south of Florida, in three months, compounding a humanitarian crisis caused by decades of severe U.S. sanctions. “Sanctions are literally killing people right now,” says Cuban journalist Daniel Montero with Belly of the Beast, speaking from Havana. “We understand what this oil embargo means, and [what] sanctions have always meant. This is regime change through starvation.” Historian Sara Kozameh, who recently returned from Cuba, adds, “Cubans have fought for sovereignty many, many times. And […]
- Ground Invasion of Iran Could Be "Suicide Mission" for U.S.: Ex-Army Intelligence Analyst
We get an analysis of the Trump administration’s Iran war strategy from former U.S. Army intelligence analyst Harrison Mann. “From day two of this war, the Trump administration has not known what to do and how to get out of this,” says Mann, who resigned from the U.S. Army’s Defense Intelligence Agency in 2024 over the Biden administration’s policy in Gaza. As Trump is rumored to be eyeing the oil export hub of Kharg Island for seizure, Mann gives his assessment of a potential ground invasion of Iran. “Any attempt to seize this island would be close to a suicide mission,” he says. While U.S. leaders struggle to respond to Iran’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and attacks on military bases in U.S.-allied Gulf states, Mann […]
- Israel Says It Has Assassinated Iran's Security Chief, Ali Larijani, Known for Negotiating with the West
How long will the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran last? Regime change in Iran will not be as “easy and quick” as U.S. warmongers may have initially believed, says Iranian American political analyst Trita Parsi. Israel claims that it has successfully assassinated Iran’s powerful security chief Ali Larijani, who Parsi says could have played a role in future ceasefire negotiations. “The Israelis have fought so hard to get the United States to go into a full-scale war with Iran for more than 20 years,” says Parsi. “It is in their interest to prolong this war as long as they can, and kill off any potential off-ramps that Trump may be looking for.”
- Headlines for March 17, 2026
Israel Says It Killed Iran’s Security Chief Ali Larijani and Commander of Basij Paramilitaries, Iran Says Infant, Toddler, Mother and Grandmother Among Latest Victims of U.S.-Israeli Strikes, Rocket from Lebanon Injures 7 in Northern Israel as Iranian Drone Damages Jerusalem Holy Sites, Baghdad’s Green Zone, UAE Oil Field Among Mideast Sites Hit by Iranian Drones, Israel’s Attacks on Lebanon Have Driven More Than 1 Million from Their Homes, U.S. Allies Refuse Trump’s Call to Send Warships to Strait of Hormuz, Jared Kushner Seeks $5 Billion for Private Equity Firm While Serving as Mideast Negotiator, Leqaa Kordia Released from ICE Jail After More Than a Year in Custody, Federal Judge Blocks RFK Jr.'s Changes to Childhood […]
The Guardian
- Kash Patel admits under oath FBI is buying location data on Americans
Admission came during questioning at Senate intelligence committee worldwide threats hearingThe Federal Bureau of Investigation has started buying location data on Americans, FBI director Kash Patel said under oath at the Senate intelligence committee worldwide threats hearing on Wednesday.Patel’s admission came in response to a question from the senator Ron Wyden, an Oregon Democrat who is a longtime opponent of the warrantless surveillance of Americans. Wyden told Patel that his predecessor, Christopher Wray, testified in 2023 that the FBI did not at that time purchase location data derived from internet advertising, although he acknowledged that it had done so in the past. Continue reading...
- Nancy Mace draws White House ire over independent Middle East rescue efforts
Exclusive: Republican congresswoman started negotiations with Saudi Arabia without informing the White HouseSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxWhite House officials have grown increasingly frustrated with Republican congresswoman Nancy Mace, accusing her of complicating efforts to evacuate Americans stranded in the Middle East by attempting to conduct her own rescue missions, according to people familiar with the matter.The irritation with Mace has been building for days after she traveled to the region to try and transport US citizens across international borders and engaged with foreign governments without informing the state department, which has been coordinating evacuation flights. Continue […]
- Tulsi Gabbard tells Senate panel US strikes on Iran are strategic success
National intelligence director says Iran’s conventional military projection capabilities had been ‘largely destroyed’Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxTulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence who in 2019 was selling “No War With Iran” T-shirts, told the Senate intelligence committee on Wednesday that US strikes on Iran had been a strategic success.“I’d like to remind those who are watching what I am briefing here today conveys the intelligence community’s assessment of the threats facing US citizens, our homeland and our interests,” Gabbard told the committee, “not my personal views or opinions”. Continue reading...
- Trump’s DHS pick, Markwayne Mullin, stokes fears of more Fema cuts
Senator backs restructuring disaster agency but dodges questions on staffing, leaving officials uneasy over readiness and leadershipSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxThe confirmation hearing for Markwayne Mullin, Donald Trump’s pick to replace Kristi Noem as the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), left disaster management officials and experts concerned about what his tenure would mean for the future of the main US disaster response agency.The Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema), which DHS oversees, coordinates federal response efforts to disasters such as hurricanes, floods and wildfires. Continue reading...
- The US right wing can forgive Trump for anything – except his deeply unpopular war
Iran war has split some Maga conservatives from Trump and alienated young voters. What will it mean in the midterms?This was originally published in This Week in Trumpland; sign up to receive it in your inbox every WednesdayThe American right wing has forgiven Donald Trump for his affairs, impeachments, mass deportations and the platforming of JD Vance.But having stuck with him through all that unpleasantness, it seems that we may have discovered the one thing that is capable of splitting some Maga conservatives from Trump: all it took was him starting a war in the Middle East. Continue reading...
Aeon
- Izembek
What does true wilderness look like? A photographer captures a rare slice of it in this refuge threatened by development- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon
The Conversation
- Hundreds of hungry mosquitoes, a student volunteer and a mesh suit helped us figure out how these deadly insects reach their targets
Analyzing 20 million recorded mosquito flight paths revealed the mathematical rules behind how these tiny predators move and zero in on their human targets.
- How hatred of Jews became a common ground for Islamic terrorists and left-wing extremists, fueling domestic terrorism
Geopolitical violence abroad translates into homegrown threats in the US and Canada. Recent antisemitic attacks show how the Jewish community is a target of those threats.
- More and more teachers and students are using AI – even though it might do more harm than good
Some new findings show that AI has certain benefits, such as reducing barriers for students with learning disabilities. But overall, more evidence is needed to understand how AI influences learning.
- Pittsburgh spends millions on juvenile detention – research points to cheaper, more effective alternatives
Allegheny County is pouring millions into a new juvenile detention facility, even as evidence mounts that alternatives to detention are more helpful.
- Power outages can threaten the lives of medical device users – knowing who is most at risk will help cities respond
Premature deaths rise during long-term blackouts, and ERs fill up. Knowing who is at risk and some creative solutions can help.
Inter Press Service
- CHINA: ‘The State Is Using Generative AI to Engineer Reality Through Informational Gaslighting’
CIVICUS discusses China’s tech-enabled repression with Fergus Ryan, a Senior Analyst at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI), where he specialises in how the Chinese Communist Party shapes global information environments through censorship, propaganda and platform governance. His research includes a major study on China’s AI ecosystem and its human rights impacts, as well
- Beyond Stereotypes: Reclaiming Muslim Histories during Ramadan
In public discourse today, Muslims often appear as subjects of debate rather than authors of their own histories. Discussions about Muslim societies tend to revolve around geopolitics, security or conflict, leaving little space for the cultural, artistic and intellectual traditions that have shaped Muslim communities across centuries. Reclaiming these narratives is therefore about reclaiming narrative
- A Remotely-Piloted Weapon That Targets Civilians in War Zones
As the world continues to be weighed down in political and military turmoil, drones are being increasingly used as weapons of war in a rash of ongoing conflicts—including Ukraine vs Russia, Israel vs Palestine, US vs Iran and Israel vs Lebanon, plus in civil wars in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Sudan and
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
- Is your state becoming uninsurable? We have the latest data.
Home insurance is buckling under climate risk and construction trends. Find out how your state fares.
- Big Oil has moved on from ‘greenwashing.’ Here’s the new playbook.
Over a few years, oil giants went from trumpeting climate pledges to saying fossil fuels are here to stay.
- Scientists race to decode data from Europe’s vanishing glaciers
Glacier ice contains valuable information about the climates of the past. Researchers are scrambling to study it before it's too late.
Truthout
- Oil and Gas Experts in State Department Fired in DOGE Efforts Prior to Iran War
The administration laid off people responsible for modeling scenarios like the Strait of Hormuz closure, reporting says.
- Tehran Residents’ Social Media Offer Nightmarish Glimpse of Humanitarian Crisis
Oily smoke. Black rain. Destroyed apartments. Loved ones killed by airstrikes. Iran will not recover soon from this.
- Dems Revive Legislation to Return Big Oil’s Profits to Struggling US Families
Proponents say fossil fuel companies must be held accountable for the wartime profiteering they are orchestrating.
Labor Notes
- Viewpoint: Labor’s Answer to A.I.? Give Us Our Time Back
When it comes to A.I., there’s a stark gap in ambition between business and labor. If A.I. ushers in a technological boom, corporations intend to use it to wage total war on labor. They will use efficiency gains to cut human jobs, surveil workers, and degrade work. Even if A.I. falls short of its lofty (perhaps inflated) valuations, the working class may still suffer severe consequences, since our economy and retirement increasingly depend on A.I. investments.
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