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How Joe Biden enabled Israel’s aggression toward Gaza — and Iran

From elsewhere — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:23:19 +0000

David D. Kirkpatrick writes: On March 5, 2024, five months into the war in Gaza, Mirjana Spoljaric, the president of the International Committee of the Red Cross, sent a confidential letter to President Joe Biden. Under the Geneva Conventions, the Red Cross holds a unique responsibility to counsel states about avoiding war crimes. In the letter, which I obtained from a former United States official, Spoljaric reminded Biden that the organization had condemned the “horrific” October 7th massacre of Israelis...

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Trump’s aggressive crackdown on leaks is not unprecedented

From elsewhere — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:22:22 +0000

The New York Times reports: The Trump administration sought the phone records of several New York Times journalists and their relatives — including one reporter’s mother — in its effort to unmask the confidential sources who had provided information for articles about the security capabilities of President Trump’s new Air Force One jet. The Justice Department told The Times late last week that it had issued subpoenas to third-party phone service providers seeking several journalists’ phone and text messaging records....

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My son was killed by ICE. I want accountability

From elsewhere — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 01:31:41 +0000

Rachel Reyes writes: This spring I watched Markwayne Mullin’s confirmation hearing to become the homeland security secretary. It was most likely the first confirmation hearing I ever watched. I have never been a political person. I tuned in because Mr. Mullin’s words were of personal concern to me. In 2025 a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent killed my son, Ruben Ray Martinez, in Texas. He was 23 years old, a quiet, funny and gentle young man — and an...

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Federal agents were told FBI will no longer investigate ICE confrontations

From elsewhere — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 01:31:19 +0000

The New York Times reports: Federal agents around the country were told in recent days that the F.B.I. would no longer investigate confrontations with immigration agents — cases that sometimes yield evidence that could be used to prosecute Department of Homeland Security agents implicated in violent encounters, according to people briefed on the decision. If enacted, such a change would sharply limit law enforcement scrutiny of immigration agents, as the Trump administration draws mounting criticism over killings at the hands...

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Federal prosecutors are under fire after critics accuse them of smearing man killed by ICE in Houston

From elsewhere — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 01:30:59 +0000

CNN reports: An FBI agent arrived at a crime scene and saw something suspicious: tied plastic baggies containing unknown substances resembling illegal drugs. He would need to laboratory test the items to be sure. To do that, he would also get a warrant. The Houston incident, following one of the latest deadly shootings by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers, mirrors countless routine police encounters that happen daily across the country as officers find suspected drug paraphernalia and seek court...

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Mamdani says he may still order Netanyahu’s arrest

From elsewhere — Sun, 19 Jul 2026 02:07:54 +0000

The New York Times reports: Mayor Zohran Mamdani said his administration was still discussing whether to arrest the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, if he comes to New York City as expected for the U.N. General Assembly in September. “I believe that Prime Minister Netanyahu belongs in The Hague,” Mr. Mamdani told Lulu Garcia-Navarro this week on “The Interview,” a New York Times show, referring to the home of the United Nations’ International Court of Justice. “He’s a war criminal...

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Todd Blanche’s accidental honesty

From elsewhere — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:11:32 +0000

Quinta Jurecic writes: The most stunning exchange of Todd Blanche’s confirmation hearing to serve as attorney general came in response to an amiable question. Senator John Kennedy from Louisiana, a Republican who appears favorably inclined toward Blanche, asked the nominee whether he considered himself to be the president’s friend. Blanche, who is currently leading the Justice Department in an interim role, responded: “I’m his lawyer.” Then, perhaps, realizing his mistake, he corrected himself. “Was his lawyer,” he said. “And now...

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Why Rubio wants to ‘dismantle’ the international criminal court

From elsewhere — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:11:11 +0000

Kenneth Roth writes: With the pointless war of choice in Iran going poorly, the Trump administration has declared a virtual war on the international criminal court (ICC). Secretary of state, Marco Rubio, vowed on Monday to “dismantle” the court as a supposed threat to US sovereignty. His rationale is laced with sophistry. The administration’s real goal is to secure impunity for war crimes, even those committed on the territory of ICC member states. In a Wall Street Journal op-ed and...

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Former DOJ pardon attorney Elizabeth Oyer, fired by Blanche, says he places ‘Trump interests ahead’ of country

From elsewhere — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:18:30 +0000

A former pardon attorney at the Department of Justice said Todd Blanche fired her after his appointment as deputy attorney general. Elizabeth Oyer said he did so after she refused to “rubber stamp a political favor for a friend of the president” as well as restoring gun rights for a convicted domestic abuser, too. “Mr. Blanche has repeatedly placed President Trump’s interest ahead of the interests of the country,” Oyer said.

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‘Death by a thousand cuts’: Inside Trump’s remaking of American elections

From elsewhere — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:18:14 +0000

Politico reports: President Donald Trump seemingly has a plan for the nation’s election apparatus: Dismantle the existing system with a series of cuts, firings and threats, rather than a sledgehammer blow. Just last week Trump eviscerated the relatively obscure Election Assistance Commission, alarming state election officials across the country who warned it could undermine cybersecurity resources for states and localities. That was just one of the moves the White House has made since Trump returned to office. The president has...

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