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Ukraine aims to ‘destabilise Russia’ with thousands of troops in Kursk incursion

Ukraine aims to ‘destabilise Russia’ with thousands of troops in Kursk incursion

AFP and Reuters report: Thousands of Ukrainian troops are taking part in an incursion aiming to destabilise Russia by showing up the country’s weaknesses, a top official from Ukraine has said as the assault entered its sixth day. “We are on the offensive. The aim is to stretch the positions of the enemy, to inflict maximum losses and to destabilise the situation in Russia as they are unable to protect their own border,” the security official said on condition of…

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Inside Project 2025’s secret training videos

Inside Project 2025’s secret training videos

Andy Kroll, ProPublica, and Nick Surgey, Documented, reports: Project 2025, the controversial playbook and policy agenda for a right-wing presidential administration, has lost its director and faced scathing criticism from both Democratic groups and former President Donald Trump. But Project 2025’s plan to train an army of political appointees who could battle against the so-called deep state government bureaucracy on behalf of a future Trump administration remains on track. One centerpiece of that program is dozens of never-before-published videos created…

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It is Trump’s shamelessness about his racism that appeals to white people

It is Trump’s shamelessness about his racism that appeals to white people

James Risen writes: To understand the rise of Donald Trump, you don’t need to go to a diner in the Midwest or read “Hillbilly Elegy,” J.D. Vance’s memoir. You just need to know these basic facts: In 1980, white people accounted for about 80 percent of the U.S. population. In 2024, white people account for about 58 percent of the U.S. population. Trump appeals to white people gripped by demographic hysteria. Especially older white people who grew up when white…

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Trump campaign enraged by email hack

Trump campaign enraged by email hack

Seth Hettena and Jeff Stein write: The last time he ran for president, Donald Trump said he might not tell the FBI if he received dirt on his opponent offered by a foreign source. “It’s not an interference, they have information — I think I’d take it,” Trump told ABC’s George Stephanopoulos in 2019. “If I thought there was something wrong, I’d go maybe to the FBI — if I thought there was something wrong.” “It’s called oppo research,” he…

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162 falsehoods in a single news conference. NPR fact checks former President Trump

162 falsehoods in a single news conference. NPR fact checks former President Trump

NPR reports: There were a host of false things that Donald Trump said during his hour-long news conference Thursday that have gotten attention. A glaring example is his helicopter emergency landing story, which has not stood up to scrutiny. But there was so much more. A team of NPR reporters and editors reviewed the transcript of his news conference and found at least 162 misstatements, exaggerations and outright lies in 64 minutes. That’s more than two a minute. It’s a…

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Kamala Harris spreads joy — the antidote to Trump’s narrative of doom

Kamala Harris spreads joy — the antidote to Trump’s narrative of doom

Katie Rogers writes: There was a time, early in her vice presidency, when Kamala Harris, aware of reams of conservative news coverage criticizing her laughter, privately wondered to confidants whether she should laugh, or show a sense of humor, at all. They reassured her that she should, according to two people familiar with the discussions at the time. Still, Ms. Harris proceeded gingerly, embarking on a run of tightly controlled appearances. She focused on issues like abortion rights and worked…

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Trump says ‘weird’ label is being applied to Vance, not him

Trump says ‘weird’ label is being applied to Vance, not him

The New York Times reports: As Ms. Harris — long ridiculed and underestimated — has transformed the contest, campaigning energetically and drawing roughly even with Mr. Trump in many polls, Mr. Trump has responded with one unforced error after another while struggling to land on an effective and consistent argument against her. He has found the change disorienting, those who interact with him say. Mr. Trump had grown comfortable campaigning against an 81-year-old incumbent who struggled to navigate stairs, thoughts…

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Trump was ‘scared shitless’ as the helicopter lurched — but he wasn’t riding with Willie Brown

Trump was ‘scared shitless’ as the helicopter lurched — but he wasn’t riding with Willie Brown

Politico reports: On that ride [in 1990], [Barbara Res, Trump’s former executive vice president of construction and development] said the pilots started feverishly maneuvering the equipment as the chopper lurched over the water. “From the corner of my eye, I can see in the cockpit and what I see is the co-pilot pumping a device with all his might,” Res wrote in her book. Donald Trump and Robert Trump were reassuring [Nate] Holden [a former city councilman and state senator…

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U.S. approves massive arms sales to Israel, waives Leahy sanctions against abusive Israeli military unit amid ongoing atrocities

U.S. approves massive arms sales to Israel, waives Leahy sanctions against abusive Israeli military unit amid ongoing atrocities

DAWN reports: The U.S. State Department has officially notified Congress of its intent to proceed with a new authorization for weapons to Israel, including 6,500 Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAMs) guidance kits to Israel, despite extensive evidence documenting the Israel Defense Force’s (IDF) use of U.S. weapons to carry out war crimes and crimes against humanity, said DAWN today. Secretary of State Antony Blinken also announced his decision not to sanction the IDF’s notorious Netzah Yehuda battalion, despite credible evidence…

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Israel is daring Iran and Hezbollah to retaliate, says Vali Nasr

Israel is daring Iran and Hezbollah to retaliate, says Vali Nasr

  Tensions are once again escalating between Israel and Iran, after the Israeli military committed back-to-back assassinations last week on a commander of the Iranian-backed Hezbollah group in Lebanon and a prominent Hamas leader who was visiting Tehran for the new Iranian president’s inauguration. Israel is reportedly preparing for retaliatory strikes from both groups, and residents in southern Lebanon continue to flee as many fear that the ongoing crossfire between Hezbollah and Israel at the border could now turn into…

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Long COVID is a $1 trillion problem with no cure. Experts plead for governments to wake up

Long COVID is a $1 trillion problem with no cure. Experts plead for governments to wake up

Fortune reports: For months, governmental officials around the world have appeared to want to forgo discussing the specter of long COVID. As a new review makes clear, that is wishful thinking—and the latest COVID variants may well kick long COVID into overdrive, a scenario that researchers and experts have been warning about for some time. “I think they (government agencies) are itching to pretend that COVID is over and that long COVID does not exist,” says Ziyad Al-Aly, director of…

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Walz and legions of ‘dudes’ want to give men permission to vote Democrat

Walz and legions of ‘dudes’ want to give men permission to vote Democrat

NPR reports: When Vice President Harris introduced her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, to the nation this week, she ran through his biography – dad, military member, high school football coach, teacher – but lingered on one particular story about his time teaching and coaching. “Coach Walz was approached by a student in his social studies class,” Harris said. “The young man was one of the first openly gay students at the school and was hoping to start a…

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George Floyd’s brother endorses Harris-Walz, says Minnesota governor is ‘built for this’

George Floyd’s brother endorses Harris-Walz, says Minnesota governor is ‘built for this’

NBC News reports: Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz was just a year into his first term when in May of 2020 a Minneapolis police officer killed George Floyd by kneeling on his neck for nearly nine minutes, spurring protests across the state and the nation. To Philonise Floyd, Walz’s compassion and dedication to ensure accountability for his older brother’s murder — and for other police brutality victims in Minnesota — is one of things that make him worthy of being the…

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