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DrALJONES<p>Analysis: "Britain forced a famine on Ireland, now it’s taking part in the Gaza genocide".</p><p>"Britain helped exacerbate the Irish famine that happened 170 years ago." Grain, butter, fish &amp; livestock were&nbsp;exported&nbsp;in vast quantities from Ireland, rather than being used to meet the Irish people's needs.</p><p>Other countries starved or genocided by Britain include Bengal &amp; Kenya.</p><p><a href="https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/david-cronin/britain-forced-famine-ireland-now-its-taking-part-gaza-genocide" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">electronicintifada.net/blogs/d</span><span class="invisible">avid-cronin/britain-forced-famine-ireland-now-its-taking-part-gaza-genocide</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UKStarvation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UKStarvation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GazaGenocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GazaGenocide</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UKPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UKPol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EuroPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EuroPol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BDS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BDS</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/palestine" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>palestine</span></a></span> .</p>
DrALJONES<p>A very powerful interview with GHF whistleblower, Anthony Aguilar:</p><p>"The [GHF] sites have not only *become* death traps. They were *designed* as death traps."</p><p>"All four distribution locations were intentionally, deliberately constructed, planned &amp; built in the middle of an active combat zone."</p><p>The GHF sites are criminal. "I witnessed war crimes". "At the hands of the IDF &amp; US contractors".</p><p><a href="https://www.democracynow.org/2025/7/29/anthony_aguilar_ghf_war_crimes" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">democracynow.org/2025/7/29/ant</span><span class="invisible">hony_aguilar_ghf_war_crimes</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GazaGenocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GazaGenocide</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EuroPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EuroPol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GHF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GHF</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AnthonyAguilar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AnthonyAguilar</span></a> .</p>
DrALJONES<p>On Starmer's use of Palestinian statehood as a bargaining chip.</p><p>Worth a watch even just to see a UK pollie twist himself in Orwellian knots to applaud him.</p><p>Guests:</p><p>Alan Duncan, UK Conservative MP</p><p>Carne Ross, Fmr head, Middle East issues, UN</p><p>Ahmed Najar, Palestinian analyst from Gaza</p><p><a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/video/inside-story/2025/7/31/why-did-the-uk-say-it-will-recognise-a-palestinian-state" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">aljazeera.com/video/inside-sto</span><span class="invisible">ry/2025/7/31/why-did-the-uk-say-it-will-recognise-a-palestinian-state</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PalestinianState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PalestinianState</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GazaGenocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GazaGenocide</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UKPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UKPol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EuroPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EuroPol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StopArmingIsrael" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StopArmingIsrael</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/starmer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>starmer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BDS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BDS</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/palestine" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>palestine</span></a></span> .</p>
DrALJONES<p>Palestinian statehood is a right, not a diplomatic pawn for Starmer to play with.</p><p>Starmer is undermining the recognition of Palestinian statehood &amp; self-determination as a right. He's framing it as something conditional on Israeli intransigence.</p><p>The most egregious failure of Starmer's announcement lies in the absence of any sanctions on Israel for its conduct in Gaza, even as it continues its genocide.</p><p><a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/uk-starmer-should-have-imposed-sanctions-israel" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">middleeasteye.net/opinion/uk-s</span><span class="invisible">tarmer-should-have-imposed-sanctions-israel</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GazaGenocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GazaGenocide</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UKPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UKPol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EuroPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EuroPol</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/palestine" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>palestine</span></a></span> .</p>
Richard Nairn<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://beige.party/@ned" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>ned</span></a></span> Again - non trade topics influence the orange turd. He is a mobster ruler. I see Mexico gets the tariff TACO deal. </p><p>No dealing with a lunatic. Canada needs to divest as much as possible to deal with real countries.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/cdnpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cdnpoli</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a></p>
Ned Yeung<p>Thank you Donald Trump for giving Canada another reason not to make flimsy deals with a genocidal maniac.</p><p><a href="https://beige.party/tags/cdnpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cdnpoli</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/abpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>abpoli</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/GazaStarving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GazaStarving</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/gaza_genocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gaza_genocide</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gaza</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/freepalestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freepalestine</span></a></p>
Kim Perales<p>This is such a joke. </p><p>🚨In past disasters in the Philippines, <a href="https://toad.social/tags/USAID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USAID</span></a> would've had teams on the grd coord sig relief efforts. Now having gutted that INFRA Rubio cut a $250K check to the UN to do a fraction of the work &amp; still pathetically wants praise.</p><p>If you're going to end American soft power bc "America 1st" &amp; "foreign aid is just waste" &amp; "we can't afford it w the nat debt" (you're adding to anyway) then at least don't pretend you're still doing the things you defunded."<br>-T Malinowski<br><a href="https://toad.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
South Bay Swing Left<p>Hey let's team up. Want to fight for democracy? Some local folks you can team up with!</p><p>Join us: <a href="https://linktr.ee/southbayswingleft" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">linktr.ee/southbayswingleft</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br>Join OCI Indivisible: <a href="https://linktr.ee/ocindivisible" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">linktr.ee/ocindivisible</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br>Sister District South Bay: <a href="https://www.sisterdistrictsouthbay.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">sisterdistrictsouthbay.com/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>See you there!</p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/california" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>california</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/CAPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CAPol</span></a></p>
South Bay Swing Left<p>Get hands-on for progressive causes?</p><p>Check our list here: <a href="https://linktr.ee/southbayswingleft" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">linktr.ee/southbayswingleft</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Call Voters in Swing Districts, Hold Republicans Accountable! <a href="https://www.mobilize.us/activateamerica/event/776775/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">mobilize.us/activateamerica/ev</span><span class="invisible">ent/776775/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/HandsOff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HandsOff</span></a> our Health Care Phone Bank! <a href="https://www.mobilize.us/grassrootsdemocratslahq/event/773889/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">mobilize.us/grassrootsdemocrat</span><span class="invisible">slahq/event/773889/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/california" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>california</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/CAPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CAPol</span></a></p>
Zhi Zhu 🕸️<p>"(As you watch this keep in mind he keeps repeating these things to program his supporters to repeat them)"<br>- <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/thetnholler.bsky.social" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>thetnholler.bsky.social</span></a></span> </p><p>If enough people repeat the same lie often enough, it no longer matters what the truth is. People will believe the lie because that's what they keep hearing. But the lie is still a lie.</p><p>"Repetition cannot create truth,<br>but repetition can create belief."</p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Lies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Lies</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/TrumpLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpLies</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Repetition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Repetition</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Belief" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Belief</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Meme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Meme</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Memes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Memes</span></a></p>
Kim Perales<p>He'd begun to doubt the call would ever come from <a href="https://toad.social/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USDA</span></a>.</p><p>4 days earlier -WaPo had pub a story about a fed grant prgm that promised JJ $200K spread across 2 yrs, to cover the cost of a seasonal farmhand from L Am. In Jan, Trump suspended $Bs in AG funding, he had taken on 10s of $1000s in debt to bring in a 24-yr-old stranger from GT. The USDA told him --was directed to pay him as fast as poss.</p><p>Trump takes care of the ppl he wrongs for good PR, the rest are scr...<br><a href="https://toad.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a><br><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2025/07/31/farmers-usda-federal-grants-trump/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">washingtonpost.com/investigati</span><span class="invisible">ons/2025/07/31/farmers-usda-federal-grants-trump/</span></a></p>
Democracy Matters :verified:<p>A good walk spoiled...</p><p>Washington Post talent exodus fuels speculation about its future<br><a href="https://www.axios.com/2025/07/31/washington-post-talent-exodus" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">axios.com/2025/07/31/washingto</span><span class="invisible">n-post-talent-exodus</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/JeffBezos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JeffBezos</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WillLewis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WillLewis</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AdamONeal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AdamONeal</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WashingtonPost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WashingtonPost</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WaPo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaPo</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Journalism</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FreePress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreePress</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BoycottAmazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BoycottAmazon</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BoycottWholeFoods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BoycottWholeFoods</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/EatTheBillionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EatTheBillionaires</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>

"The Trump administration has begun restoring health-related websites and datasets that it removed in January in order to comply with an order from a federal judge, who said that agencies such as the CDC unlawfully deleted treatment guidelines and other critical data that impaired doctors’ ability to care for patients.

Federal agencies report that they now have restored 67 of the 212 webpages that plaintiffs included in their list..."

medscape.com/viewarticle/judge

Medscape · Judge: Trump Must Restore Missing Health Websites and DataBy Liz Szabo