Sanya Mansoor, Contributing Writer - The Intercept
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Israel has become a fascist state led by a fascist authoritarian, and Netanyahu has watched American voters put a fellow fascist back into power. He believes Trump will give him a free pass to annex the Northern part of Palestinian Gaza. It isn’t getting much media attention which tells us a lot about journalism in the U.S..
A billboard congratulates President-elect Donald Trump on Nov. 7, 2024 in Tel Aviv. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu congratulated Donald Trump on “history’s greatest comeback.” Credit: Amir Levy / Getty
One Day Before the U.S. election, Israel told the United Nations that it would be cutting ties with UNRWA, its aid agency for Palestinian refugees. On Election Day itself, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed Defense Minister Yoav Gallant — who had challenged him on his approach to a ceasefire and the return of hostages. Later that night in Tel Aviv time, as Americans went to the polls, the Israeli military told national media that it is getting closer to the “complete evacuation” of northern Gaza, and residents would not be allowed to return.
The victory of Donald Trump wouldn’t become clear until the next morning in Israel, but Netanyahu acted as if his preferred candidate was already in the White House. The green light […]
The idea that a nonprofit foundation can lose its nonprofit status on the say so of a politicized Secretary of the Treasury if the House passes H.R. 9495 will change the entire nature of the non-profit foundational world. This is such a huge deal I am surprised it is not the lead story on all media. In fact The Intercept which published this story could well become a prime candidate for such revenge. It is a 501(c)3 nonprofit. So are half the other fact-based foundations such as Pew Research, Gallup, Yale360, Kaiser Family Foundation and half the other sources I use to prepare SR. for you. If this bill passes I think it will devastate U.S. society.
Donald Trump speaking at an America First Policy Institute summit on July 26, 2022, in Washington, D.C. Credit: Kent Nishimura / LA Times / Getty
Donald Trump has made no secret of his desire for revenge.
On the campaign trail, he joked about being a dictator on “day one” in office, pledged to jail journalists, and threatened to retaliate against political foes who he felt had wronged him.
Now, just days after he secured a second term in the White House, Congress is already moving to hand a resurgent Trump administration a powerful cudgel that it could wield against ideological opponents in civil society.
Up for a potential fast-track vote next week in the House of Representatives, the Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act, also known as H.R. 9495, would grant the secretary of the Treasury Department unilateral authority to revoke the tax-exempt status of any nonprofit deemed to be a “terrorist supporting organization.”
The resolution has already prompted strong opposition from a wide range of civil society groups, with more than 100 organizations signing an open letter issued by the American Civil Liberties Union in September.
Trump is setting up a repurposing of the American military to serve his interests by appointing as his Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, 44, who asked Trump to pardon several war criminals, which he did. Hegseth is a former Bear Stearns banker who later served with the Army National Guard and as a co-host on “Fox & Friends.” Trump is making it clear he sees himself as the source of all government power, and that all agencies are going to be restructured to serve his purposes.
President-elect Donald Trump has announced he will nominate Pete Hegseth as his Secretary of Defense Credit: AP
Donald Trump will nominate Fox News host and veteran Pete Hegseth to be Secretary of Defense, the latest in a flurry of announcements about the shape of the incoming administration.
“Pete has spent his entire life as a Warrior for the Troops, and for the Country. Pete is tough, smart and a true believer in America First,” the president-elect said in a statement on Tuesday. “With Pere at the helm, America’s enemies are on notice — Our Military will be Great Again, and America will Never Back Down.”
Hegseth, 44, is a former Bear Stearns banker who later served tours with the Army National Guard in Guantánamo Bay, Iraq, and Afghanistan, as well as led veterans-focused advocacy organizations. He joined Fox News as a contributor in 2014 and co-hosts “Fox & Friends.”
Here is some very interesting good news that represents a very important and positive trend: developing new technologies. This is the approach that will allow us to successfully deal with the catastrophe climate change is creating.
Green photosynthetic bacteria, called UTEX 3222 and Chonkus, found thriving in the underwater volcanic vents off the coast of Sicily. Credit: The Two Frontiers Project
Scientists have discovered a type of cyanobacteria found in marine volcanic vents, or seeps, that could help capture carbon dioxide emissions. However, finding a way to engineer and harvest the bacteria at industrial rates will be needed to help realize its potential.
The bacteria, known as UTEX 3222 or “Chonkus,” is a strain of Cyanobacterium aponinum that was found to reach high-density growth in scientific experiments. Chonkus was taken from marine volcanic vents in the Mediterranean Sea that had an environment high in carbon dioxide. In their tests, scientists found that Chonkus grew quickly on a solid medium, in liquid and in the presence of conditions including high light, high salinity and high pH levels.
Researchers collect samples of seawater from a shallow volcanic seep off the coast of the island of Vulcano, where volcanic vents ensure the water has a high level of dissolved CO2. Wyss Institute at Harvard University
Like plants, Chonkus metabolizes carbon dioxide and […]
In service to his billionaire supporters/owners Trump is giving them carte blanche to enrich themselves further through crypto-currencies, the biggest securities fraud industry in the world. I think there is a very real possibility that the U.S. will go into recession sometime over the next four years. The combination of crypto-currencies, mass deportations, dismantling education, environmental, and scientific agencies, and a general incompetence of his appointments I do not see a happy economy.
If you were hoping President-elect Trump would not follow through on his support of crypto, you may be disappointed. The United States is poised to become the “crypto capital of the planet” and perhaps the securities fraud capital of the world as President-elect Trump has reportedly begun evaluating pro-crypto candidates for a set of key roles in U.S. financial regulatory agencies.
The news comes as Bitcoin has soared past $86,000 following Trump’s election last week, and other coins including Dogecoin similarly reach new heights.
The Washington Postpublished a story today reporting that Trump aides are considering a mix of current regulators, former federal officials, and executives from the financial industry who have ties to crypto for top leadership roles. Among the most important agencies regulating crypto has been the Securities and Exchange Commission, which has targeted cryptocurrency companies in the past several years. The Post writes:
Some of the names under considerationfor the SEC and other positions include Daniel Gallagher, a former SEC official now at the financial technology firm Robinhood, which offers crypto wallets as well as stock trading; and Hester Peirce and Mark Uyeda, two Republican commissioners at the agency, the people said.
