the Guardian
Israeli naval forces board pro-Palestinian flotilla 75 miles from Gaza
Greta Thunberg arrested and taken into custody after six of the flotilla’s boats were boarded
 *Israeli naval forces board pro-Palestinian flotilla 75 miles from Gaza.* That sounds like international waters.
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 A general strike in Italy shut down ports to demand Italy stop cooperating with Israel's assault on Gaza.
civicshout.com
Condemn Trump’s Attack On Free Speech Rights of Protesters
Peaceful protest is the beating heart of democracy — and Donald Trump is trying to strangle it. After CodePink protesters embarrassed him in ...
 US citizens: call on Congress to stop the persecutor from attacking Americans' freedom of speech and freedom to protest.
the Guardian
What do Trump and Hegseth’s inflammatory speeches to military generals signal? | Moira Donegan
The Trump administration evidently seeks to transform the US military into a partisan tool of the president’s regime
 *The [bully's henchmen] evidently seek to transform the US military into a partisan tool of the president's regime.* There is no legal validity to that argument.
https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/new-complaint-filed-against-small-business-administration-for-hatch-act-violation *Today, Public Citizen filed against the Small Business Administration (SBA) for a message on its homepage blaming "Senate Democrats" for causing a government shutdown. The complaint alleges this is a violation of the Hatch Act, which prohibits the use of taxpayer money for partisan political purposes.*
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The Intercept
Gaza Humanitarian Foundation Security Contractor Hires Trump-Linked Lobbyists
The deal came weeks before Trump unveiled a peace plan for Gaza that could leave the security contractor's business model under threat.
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 *A security [(or should we say "murder"?)] contractor serving the Gaza "Humanitarian" Foundation has hired a lobbying firm
the Guardian
Corporate ‘middlemen’ mask who really profits from Australian fossil fuel projects, report warns
Nominee companies – paid to be listed as shareholders on behalf of unnamed investors – could be reducing accountability over financial support ...
 In Australia, *"nominee companies" - paid to be listed as shareholders on behalf of unnamed investors - could be reducing accountability over financial support of [fossil fuel] industry.* There is a simple solution: legislate a requirement to identify their shareholders.
the Guardian
Once again, Netanyahu has outplayed Trump | Mohamad Bazzi
Trump considers himself a master deal-maker. But he’s been regularly outmaneuvered by strongmen like Netanyahu and Vladimir Putin
 One important side point in the bully's proposed peace deal for Gaza is that if HAMAS doesn't agree to it, the plan would encourage Israel's massive killing practices.
Build Clean Energy Now
To: Mayors, City Councils, County Commissioners, and Local Executives: Implement policies that remove barriers to clean energy access for all ...
 US citizens: call on local officials to build clean energy now.
the Guardian
Wildfires are getting deadlier and costing more. Experts warn they’re becoming unstoppable
Of 200 fires in the past 44 years, half of the fires that cost US$1bn or more were in the last decade
 *Scientists say they have shown unambiguously that the numbers of "societally disastrous" wildfires - the ones that hit economies hard and take lives - have increased around the world as global heating bites.*