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Trump suggests heckler should ‘get the hell knocked out of her’ after rally

Trump suggests heckler should ‘get the hell knocked out of her’ after rally

The Washington Post reports: Former president Donald Trump suggested that a heckler would later get “the hell knocked out of her” during an insult-laced speech here Saturday that portrayed a dark image of the country and demonized undocumented immigrants. As Trump called the Nov. 5 election a “chance to send a message,” he stopped his remarks and turned to the crowd. “Back home to mommy, she goes back home to mommy,” Trump said, resuming his speech and appearing to address…

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Surrender or starve: Netanyahu mulls plan to force residents out of northern Gaza and cut off aid to those left inside

Surrender or starve: Netanyahu mulls plan to force residents out of northern Gaza and cut off aid to those left inside

The Associated Press reports: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is examining a plan to seal off humanitarian aid to northern Gaza in an attempt to starve out Hamas militants, a plan that, if implemented, could trap without food or water hundreds of thousands of Palestinians unwilling or unable to leave their homes. Israel has issued many evacuation orders for the north throughout the yearlong war, the most recent of which was Sunday. The plan proposed to Netanyahu and the Israeli…

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U.S. to deploy about 100 troops to operate advanced anti-missile system in Israel amid heightened tensions

U.S. to deploy about 100 troops to operate advanced anti-missile system in Israel amid heightened tensions

CNN reports: The US will send an advanced anti-missile system — and US troops to operate it — to Israel “to help bolster Israel’s air defenses following Iran’s unprecedented attacks against Israel on April 13 and again on October 1,” the Pentagon said Sunday. It is not the first time the US has deployed the system, the Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery, to the Middle East, Maj. Gen. Patrick Ryder, the Pentagon press secretary, said in the statement, and…

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Gravity can exist without mass and dark matter could be myth, says study

Gravity can exist without mass and dark matter could be myth, says study

Rupendra Brahambhatt writes: According to the theory of general relativity, a galaxy must have a certain amount of mass to be held together by gravity. However, scientists don’t see enough visible mass in many galaxies in the universe, yet gravity keeps such galaxies intact. How’s this even possible? This is where the concept of dark matter comes into play. Scientists believe that galaxies have invisible mass in the form of matter that doesn’t interact with light. The gravity holding these…

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UN says no food has entered northern Gaza since start of October, putting 1 million people at risk of starvation

UN says no food has entered northern Gaza since start of October, putting 1 million people at risk of starvation

CNN reports: No food has entered northern Gaza since the start of October, putting 1 million people at risk of going hungry, the World Food Programme told CNN on Friday. In August, approximately 700 hundred aid trucks entered northern Gaza. In September, only 400 aid trucks entered, after commercial operations ceased at the Allenby Crossing on the border between the occupied West Bank and Jordan, the WFP added. No food trucks have entered northern Gaza in October, the WFP told…

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UK urged to take action against Israel as ‘Generals’ Plan’ takes shape in north Gaza

UK urged to take action against Israel as ‘Generals’ Plan’ takes shape in north Gaza

Middle East Eye reports: Several MPs have urged the UK government to take firm action against Israel after it launched a major military offensive in northern parts of Gaza and ordered the forced mass displacement of nearly 400,000 Palestinians living there. For six consecutive days, Israeli forces have pummelled the Jabalia refugee camp with air strikes and artillery shelling, despite ordering residents to leave their homes and head south to the Mawasi “humanitarian zone”. At least 120 Palestinians are known…

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Israel orders Gazans to leave the north, but most are staying put

Israel orders Gazans to leave the north, but most are staying put

The New York Times reports: For more than a year, as Israeli bombs pounded northern Gaza around Mariam Awwad’s home, she and her family of 11 have refused to leave. Their resolve did not change even after the Israeli military dropped leaflets over the town of Jabaliya on Sunday, ordering Palestinians in northern Gaza to evacuate to the south. The military was renewing an offensive on the north, saying it was going after Hamas fighters. “We refuse to flee only…

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Trump sounds like a fascist because he is a fascist

Trump sounds like a fascist because he is a fascist

Politico reports: Donald Trump vowed to “rescue” the Denver suburb of Aurora, Colorado, from the rapists, “blood thirsty criminals,” and “most violent people on earth” he insists are ruining the “fabric” of the country and its culture: immigrants. Trump’s message in Aurora, a city that has become a central part of his campaign speeches in the final stretch to Election Day, marks another example of how the former president has escalated his xenophobic and racist rhetoric against migrants and minority…

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Inside Turkey’s EU-funded deportation machine

Inside Turkey’s EU-funded deportation machine

New Lines Magazine reports: Dawood remembers the disgust in the eyes of the Turkish security guards in the deportation center where he was held last year. “I felt like humanity had died,” said the soft-spoken Syrian man in his 30s, who is identified by a pseudonym to protect his safety. “They just kept shouting: ‘You are like animals! We’re tired of you. If you are a man, go back to Syria and fight!’” The humiliation hit hard for Dawood, who…

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Some online conspiracy-spreaders don’t even believe the lies they’re spewing

Some online conspiracy-spreaders don’t even believe the lies they’re spewing

When people spread lies online, they may know they’re sharing falsehoods. Timucin Taka/500 px via Getty Images By H. Colleen Sinclair, Louisiana State University There has been a lot of research on the types of people who believe conspiracy theories, and their reasons for doing so. But there’s a wrinkle: My colleagues and I have found that there are a number of people sharing conspiracies online who don’t believe their own content. They are opportunists. These people share conspiracy theories…

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What does FEMA actually do? A former administrator explains

What does FEMA actually do? A former administrator explains

Politico reports: FEMA is probably the most talked about institution every time there’s a natural disaster, and this time’s no different. There’s almost too much news to choose from. To address Hurricanes Helene and Milton, FEMA has spent half of its disaster fund just days into its fiscal year. Members of the Florida delegation are agitating for a return to Washington to replenish the money. And it’s a target ahead of the election, with former President Donald Trump slamming the…

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What’s happening in America today is something darker than a misinformation crisis

What’s happening in America today is something darker than a misinformation crisis

Charlie Warzel writes: The truth is, it’s getting harder to describe the extent to which a meaningful percentage of Americans have dissociated from reality. As Hurricane Milton churned across the Gulf of Mexico last night, I saw an onslaught of outright conspiracy theorizing and utter nonsense racking up millions of views across the internet. The posts would be laughable if they weren’t taken by many people as gospel. Among them: Infowars’ Alex Jones, who claimed that Hurricanes Milton and Helene…

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Eight years ago, Trump vowed to ‘drain the swamp.’ Now he swims in it

Eight years ago, Trump vowed to ‘drain the swamp.’ Now he swims in it

The Washington Post reports: When clients tell Mercury Public Affairs, a consulting and lobbying shop with 18 offices worldwide, that they’re concerned about Donald Trump’s possible return to office, the firm has just the person to ease their nerves: Bryan Lanza. Lanza, a Mercury partner and longtime Republican strategist, is well-suited to the task. In between client breakfasts in far-flung parts of the world, he serves as a senior adviser to Trump’s presidential campaign. So he’s a natural person to…

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Musk is going all in to elect Trump

Musk is going all in to elect Trump

The New York Times reports: In the final weeks of the presidential campaign, the richest man in the world has involved himself in the U.S. election in a manner unparalleled in modern history. Elon Musk, seen over the weekend jumping for joy alongside former President Donald J. Trump at a rally in Butler, Pa., is now talking to the Republican candidate multiple times a week. He has effectively moved his base of operations to Pennsylvania, the place that he has…

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